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A pond filled in almost eight decades ago is to be reborn as a nature reserve.
Excavators have moved in to the site of Eve’s Pond, at Shelly Bay in Hamilton Parish, as a first step towards the recreation of the pond and a three-and-a-half acre reserv...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The natural splendour and history of the Spittal Pond Nature Reserve was shared with 245 children, teachers, camp leaders and parents who joined the Bermuda National Trust’s Annual Children’s Nature Walk.
The 64-acre conservation area on South Shore ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The story of the historic rediscovery of Bermuda’s national bird in 1951 offered students a lesson this week on caring for Bermuda’s environment.
A group from the Whitney Institute and Somersfield Academy met at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo o...
DATE: Feb 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shocked beachgoers yesterday found a beach beauty spot blighted by a burnt-out bonfire loaded with nails and broken glass.
But rugby players from South Africa’s Classic Springboks team in the World Rugby Classic pitched in to clean up Jobson’s Cove, ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A trip in search of dolphins instead led a conservationist and film-maker into the “bizarre and beautiful phenomenon” of coral spawning.
Andrew Stevenson, a whale researcher, said he found sea covered in floating pink streaks from the annual event wh...
DATE: Aug 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A wave of sargassum seaweed made a colourful sight along the North Shore last week.
The floating yellow-brown marine algae is carried north to Bermuda waters by winds and currents and tends to be seen most in the autumn and winter.
Large amounts of t...
DATE: Jun 04, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An environmentalist and former MP is to be honoured with a Peace and Justice award from the Catholic Church.
Stuart Hayward, who celebrated his 77th birthday last Sunday, was selected for his “unwavering commitment, dedication and leadership” as a gr...
DATE: May 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Warwick Academy students now have a window on to the world of Bermuda’s threatened bluebirds, including their battles to survive.
Thanks to a hidden camera, students and staff were treated to a live feed of chicks hatching in the school’s bluebird bo...
DATE: May 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Cabinet minister and the Governor attended a workshop designed to help people start home gardens.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, and John Rankin attended the Grow, Eat, Save session led by Chaplain Kevin Santucci.
More than 300 people have com...
DATE: Apr 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The National Museum of Bermuda is opening its doors for free to all Bermuda residents throughout February.
Residents will be admitted to the popular Dockyard centre with proof of residency such as a driver’s licence or utility bill.
The museum, which...
DATE: Feb 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell