259 results returned for search: "" category "Environment" author Sarah Lagan
Photographer and TV icon Reg Grundy OBE has launched a new book of wildlife that includes Bermuda longtails.
Mr Grundy is renowned locally for his photographs of the Island’s white-tailed tropicbird, which adorned the walls of LF Wade International A...
DATE: Jul 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Environmental groups have hit out at “irresponsible” and “disrespectful” partygoers who left piles of broken glass, rusty nails and other trash at Southlands beach on Saturday.
Anne Hyde, director of Keep Bermuda Beautiful, has contacted the Bermuda ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Raising awareness of the threat lionfish pose to our endemic species will be the focus of the fifth annual Groundswell Lionfish Tournament next month.
The event, due to take place on July 18 at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, will educate t...
DATE: Jun 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The extent of plastic pollution in Bermuda’s waters will soon become clear as two conservationists plan to sample the sea surrounding the Island.
Christian Shaw and Gordon Middleton of research and awareness group Plastic Tides set out on an overnigh...
DATE: May 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A strategy to control the population of invasive species is being developed by the Ministry of Environment.
The plans follow legislation passed last month that extended powers to members of the public to destroy pest birds that threaten the livelihoo...
DATE: Apr 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A full-time, deep sea culling programme to help to control the number of invasive lionfish is being created by the Ocean Support Foundation.
The marine conservation charity is seeking corporate and individual contributions to help cover the cost of t...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New data about Bermuda’s sea turtles, including research tracing the journey of young animals from Bermuda to foreign shores, is to be presented at an upcoming talk.
Bermuda Turtle Project co-ordinator Jennifer Gray will host the talk at the Bermuda ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students are being offered the chance to learn about the Island’s marine environment from world-class South African free diver Hanli Prinsloo.
She is taking part in the upcoming Kids on the Reef programme, in which middle school pupils practice skil...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
All five winners of the inaugural Winter Lionfish Derby have been announced and about 100 lionfish were caught in total.
As revealed in The Royal Gazette this month, Mark Outerbridge won the free diving category, bagging 53 lionfish during the three-...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
