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Three Flippered Turtle Released Into The WildFriday, February 07, 2014
After over a year of recuperating at the Bermuda, Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] after losing a flipper, a green sea turtle was released into the wild recently, dropped off about five miles east of Bermuda.
Bermuda TV series gets the green light
Friday, January 31, 2014
A new television series showcasing Bermuda’s precious marine life has been given the green light.
Morning walk about at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands. Because of its geographic isolation, Madagascar is home to many amazing animals found nowhere else on the Earth.
Service with a smile gets Peg ‘seal of approval’
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
The best waitresses serve breakfast with a smile, no matter what, or who, they are serving.
Zoological Society receives a boost from the family of a man who worked there for 40 years
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Bermuda Zoological Society have been given a $2,000 boost thanks to the generosity of the family of the late Wakefield and Mildred Trott.
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Hands-on experience: Winston Godwin educates youngsters about marine life (Photograph supplied)
A young Bermudian aquarist is making waves in some dangerous waters at the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada.
Winston Godwin, who used to work at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, moved to Toronto a year ago with the help of the Bermuda Zoological Society Steinhoff Scholarship for schooling.
Mr Godwin is now responsible for all the seahorses and venomous tanks at the aquarium. “It has been an amazing experience so far,” the 26-year-old said.
Up close and personal: Winston Godwin goes
to work in the aquarium tank (Photograph supplied)
“We are all responsible for our own necropsies as well as for the treatments for various animals once we’ve consulted with the vet.
“We are also responsible for our own dosing procedures related to close system aquarium.”
Ripley’s Aquarium is home to 16,000 animals and 450 species from around the world.
Mr Godwin, who has been working as an aquarist for nearly two years, is one of 19 aquarists responsible for population.
Underwater world: Winston Godwin at work in
the aquarium (Photograph supplied)
He said: “Diving is also a fairly large part of the job here.
“Most of our disable tanks are cold water, approximately 45F-50F — needless to say semi-dry wetsuits and I have become great friends when diving exhibits like the Pacific kelp tank.”
Mr Godwin told The Royal Gazette he always had a passion for the ocean. “Growing up in Bermuda, its pretty impossible to not enjoy what the island has to offer. As a kid I always enjoyed poking around in tide pools, swimming and snorkelling. I remember a conversation I had with my dad when I was around 8. I had asked him, ‘Are there jobs that I can do with the ocean’.
Making waves: Winston Godwin is responsible
for all the seahorses and venomous tanks at
the aquarium (Photograph supplied)
“I really cannot thank my parents, BAMZ, BZS as well as BIOS enough for the opportunities they provided me. I was fortunate enough to be a Steinhoff Scholarship recipient as well, which allowed me to continue my studies at the University of Guelph.
“I can definitely see myself coming back and helping give back to an island and home that has given so much to me, especially when it comes to education, the environment and conservation.”