Allied World Assurance Company donated $15,000 to Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) to help educate Bermuda's youth about the environment.

The donation will boost the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo's education programme which reaches more than 9,000 school students each year.

BZS development director Lynda Johnson said they were grateful for the donation.

"It builds on our strong relationship with Allied World, and helps us enhance these programmes which are so important for Bermuda's environmental future," she said.

The company supported education endowment as lead donor in BZS's recent capital campaign, chaired by Allied World's Rick Mello, senior vice President, resources and administration.

Said Tracey Gibbons, chairman of the company's charity committee: "Allied World recognises the importance of teaching our children respect for their natural environment and its history.

"We are all very privileged to be living on this beautiful Island and we hope the activities of BZS will generate in children and adults alike a sense of responsibility and a desire to protect the wildlife and resources that surround us. We are proud to continue our support of BZS and its education programme."