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A cahow chick hatched live on camera this morning. The egg, featured on the CahowCam, began hatching last night with the chick emerging at 8.30am. Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer, said yesterday that cracks had appeared i...

Better education on Bermuda’s water tank system could help to reduce health risks, according to a recent study. A government spokeswoman said the study found there were “striking differences” in awareness of Bermuda’s rainwater harvesting system. It ...

A scheme to take invasive lionfish out of the sea and put them on dinner plates is to expand. The number of hunters is to double and permits will run for a year instead of six months. Tammy Warren, senior marine resources officer, said: “Initially it...

Sparrow-proof bluebird nesting boxes could help protect the species from invaders, an expert said yesterday. Stuart Smith of the Bermuda Bluebird Society, said bluebird boxes were often taken over by sparrows. But the addition of a perspex top and “s...

More than 600 lionfish were speared last month as hunters dived into the fourth annual Winter Lionfish Derby. Organiser Corey Eddy, who published a PhD thesis on lionfish in Bermuda, said that while the number of hunters doubled since last year, the ...

Researchers are to launch a new study to find out if Bermuda’s coral can adapt to climate change. Samantha de Putron and Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science have teamed up with Hollie Putnam of the University of Rhode...

When Aerial Williams went fishing, a turtle was the last thing she expected to find at the end of her line. The turtle, who she named Bridget, then had to go through surgery to remove a fish hook lodged deep in her gullet. After months of rehabilitat...

A footbridge over Flatts Inlet has won approval from planners. The project, championed by the Friends of the Bermuda Railway Trail, is one of three designed to link long-separated sections of the historic former rail track. The plan will include one ...

A plan to build an entrance road over farmland to a new luxury resort has been branded a waste of scarce resources by an environmental charity. The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce said it was disappointed that its Supreme Court appeal ...

A former MP and Mayor of St George called yesterday for a clean-up at the nature reserve on Cooper’s Island. Kenneth Bascome warned the “national gem” was in a poor state and that more could be done to make the most out of the reserve. He said: “This...