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One of the world’s widest ranging predatory birds has stopped off in Bermuda on a winter vacation.
The peregrine falcon was spotted yesterday as it made a pass over East Broadway yesterday on the way into Hamilton.
David Wingate, a former Government ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seventy years after its rediscovery, the Cahow continues to surprise conservationists as the seabirds reclaim old territory on Nonsuch Island.
Jeremy Madeiros, Bermuda’s senior terrestrial conservation officer, got an unexpected treat yesterday visi...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seventy years ago today, an expedition on a Castle Harbour island made science history with a discovery that brought the Cahow back from presumed extinction.
David Wingate, who would spend much of the rest of his life bringing the Cahow back from the...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man yesterday appealed to trash dumpers to stop leaving waste on protected land after his pet dog was seriously injured by broken glass.
Jonathan Northcott said his Dutch Shepherd, Gypsy, needed emergency surgery on a deep cut to a paw suffered at ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health fears aired over the potential deployment of fifth generation wireless technology in Bermuda are misinformed, a technology and engineering consultant has said.
Patrick Caton spoke in the wake of a consultation period over the introduction of ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government this week allayed concerns that prime farmland at the West End was under threat from a developer.
Ageing buildings at Tudor Farm, on the border of Southampton and Sandys, are to be refurbished for continued agricultural use under a public-...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians were urged to turn down fifth generation wireless technology at a forum organised by the group Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technology.
5G is under a temporary moratorium imposed by the Regulatory Authority.
Public consultation will continue...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ageing smokestacks at the Belco power station that were blamed for pollution are to be shut down by the end of the year, the company revealed yesterday.
Belco said the decommissioning should cut down on discharges that have blighted the lives of neig...
DATE: Aug 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pollution from the Belco power station was condemned by householders in the area yesterday — including a veteran environmentalist who has highlighted the problem for decades.
Gary Hayward, a lifelong resident of Twin Lane Place, which overlooks the p...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A frustrated Department of Parks worker has condemned dumping at public parks.
The member of staff forwarded pictures of household trash piling up at parks, which are all closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The employee who asked not to be ident...
DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell