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For the first time, the endangered Bermuda Skink has been bred outside of the island — at the Chester Zoo. The breeding programme in tandem with the British zoo, begun in 2013, has just yielded a total of seven hatchlings — a milestone in the species...

Bacteria levels at Bermuda’s beaches are well within environmental guidelines, according to the latest figures from health watchdogs. A report by the Department of Health revealed some spikes in enterococci, a group of bacteria used as an indicator o...

Bermuda will once again join a global effort next month to reduce ocean pollution. The EY Bermuda Coastal Clean-up in support of environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful will be held on September 16. KBB executive director Anne Hyde said: “More...

Bermuda is a little more beautiful than before thanks to a number of recent clean-up missions. Marine debris and general litter were collected from the coastlines of Daniel’s Head in Somerset as well as Black Bay Beach and Glass Beach in Dockyard. J...

Chaplain Kevin Santucci has been extolling the virtues of gardening as he prepares to launch his second series of Grow, Eat, Save classes. Not only does growing your own food bring you closer to nature and allows you to save money, he says, it helps ...

The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute celebrated its 20th anniversary this week by announcing that a new Bermuda Triangle exhibition is in the works. Guests were invited to the event on Tuesday evening where the BUEI’s general exhibition space...

Lionfish expert Corey Eddy is to give a talk at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute this evening to discuss a project on sharks and other ocean species. The talk, “Lionfish, Dusky Sharks, Hogmouth Fry ... Oh My!” starts at 7.30pm. It will c...

Consignment store Orange Bay Company is going green with the introduction of a new Bring Your Own Bag initiative. The Victoria Street shop has put an end to giving away shopping bags with every purchase. Instead, shoppers are asked to bring their ow...

The seventh annual Groundswell Lionfish Tournament was another roaring success this year as 92 fish were swept up from the ocean. There were 110 lionfish hunters this year and the biggest fish caught on the day was 17½ inches, by longtime tournament ...

A refrigerant gas used to cool some of the island’s industrial spaces, commercial spaces and homes is being phased out. The move is in line with the Montreal Protocol of 1987, designed to reduce ozone depletion, and is likely to affect local supplie...