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One thousand turn up to help celebrate environmental landmarksThursday, June 09, 2022
About 1,000 people turned out to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on Saturday to celebrate World Oceans Day and World Environment Day.
The facility, along with the Bermuda Zoological Society, hosted a free Family Open Day, where they demonstrated their “commitment to ocean conservation”.
David Wingate portrait donated to National Gallery
Thursday, May 12, 2022
A leading conservationist was presented with a portrait of himself in honour of his work.
Ornithologist shows David Wingate helping a fledging Cahow from its nest with two of the seabirds in flight behind him.
A dedication event was held at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on Saturday.
SailGP preparations underway as Cross Island comes to life
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Sailing fever is now in full swing at the West End ahead of the opening races of SailGP this weekend.
Behind the scenes at Cross Island, headquarters of the Bermuda Grand Prix, the sailing teams and their technical support are immersed in preparations.
BZS Welcomes Youth Climate Summit Participants to Trunk Island
Thursday, May 05, 2022
On Saturday, 30th April, the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) invited 6 participants from the Youth Climate Summit, as well as the Youth Climate Initiative Consulting Director - Dr. Rosemarie McMahon, for a morning of planting native trees on Trunk Island, the BZS Living Classroom. Under the careful guidance of Trevor Rawson, the BZS Trunk Island Project Coordinator, the participants were able to plant 30 native and endemic trees - teaching them the importance of placing trees and shrubs in a newly graded and exposed coastal environment.
Warwick Playground Transformed by the BZS Micro Forest Project
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
If you drove along South Shore in Warwick last Saturday morning you may have seen a large group of people planting at Warwick Playground. The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) was joined by their Junior Volunteers, members of the BZS Science Club, individuals from the Government of Bermuda’s Department of Parks, employees from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and corporate volunteers from RenaissanceRe and Aspen Re to plant the second plot for the BZS Micro Forest Project.
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By Sarah Lagan
Published Sep 8, 2015 at 8:00 am (Updated Sep 8, 2015 at 8:29 am)
The Ocean Vet series due to hit some of the world’s top networks next year is “just the beginning” according to the show’s Choy Aming.
Mr Aming was speaking at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute where he and his team screened excerpts from the first seven episodes.
It was the first time Mr Aming had made a public speech on Ocean Vet since his close friend and the show’s central character, Neil Burnie, died in free diving accident last November.
Mr Aming told a packed audience: “It looks as if our journey will continue after Ocean Vet. We are going to take the legacy that Neil started on to a whole other level and we are embarking on an even more ambitious project.
“It is in the early stages but it looks even bigger than the first series and will involve some of the most famous people in and on the ocean as well as the most cutting edge technology on the planet.
Continuing the Burnie legacy: Choy Aming, far left, and the Ocean Vet team at the Bermuda Underwater
Exploration Institute. Mr Aming spoke of hopes to take Neil Burnie’s legacy to a new level?
(Photograph by Weldon Wade)
“It is going to have some international elements to it but it is going to be based in Bermuda. The piece of technology that we are going to be using once we get it here it is not the type of thing you can move around easily. We can’t really say more than that.”
The project will involve gassProductions — the production company that put together the series and will have it distributed to the likes of National Geographic and The Discovery Channel.
Introducing the screenings last Thursday evening, Mr Aming first tackled the “elephant in the room”, that of Dr Burnie’s tragic death.
He said: “Obviously, the personal loss of Neil was the hardest part but it seemed particularly difficult because we were all on the home stretch of an intertwined dream.
“We had just completed the biggest project that any of us had ever attempted and we successfully pulled it off.
“After a mourning period, and what I thought was the best funeral ever, we regrouped and pushed on to get the project done. We were left with hours of Neil at his absolute best doing what he loved for the world to see.
“After several chats with the guys we knew we were no longer making a TV series but the incredible legacy of our friend. I think this was the best way to capture Neil in his true spirit to keep his passion alive and use it to inspire the world.”