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The Bermuda Zoological Society is looking for at least six more volunteer teams to participate in Reef Watch on August 31.
Fourteen teams have volunteered so far to participate in the citizen science research project.
Each team, which includes a boat...
DATE: Aug 28, 2013
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Environment
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The Bermuda Zoological Society is hosting an international course on the biology and conservation of sea turtles.
A group of seven students and professionals from around the world are in Bermuda for the ‘in-water course’ hosted by the Bermuda Turtle ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2013
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Environment
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A dolphin feared stranded in Somerset Long Bay has left the area.
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo principal curator Ian Walker said he, along with representatives from Dolphin Quest, the Fisheries Department and the Bermuda Police Service, followed t...
DATE: Aug 14, 2013
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Environment
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Government is still considering a plan to turn a vast portion of Bermuda’s waters into a marine nature reserve.
However a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure strategy said the public will be consulted before any a...
DATE: Aug 14, 2013
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Environment
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A group of accountants cleaned up trash at Shelly Bay on Saturday.
Members of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Voluntary Network collected plastic, metal bottle tops, glow sticks and socks from the beach.
Association chairper...
DATE: Aug 13, 2013
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Environment
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Boating season is underway and local conservationists are urging the public to think green this Cup Match weekend — green sea turtles, that is.
With summer in full swing, the Department of Conservation Services and Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo (B...
DATE: Jul 31, 2013
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Environment
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World-renowned conservationist and ornithologist David Wingate issued an urgent appeal to boaters to avoid two maritime buoys to help save an endangered endemic subspecies.
Although the Common Tern is found worldwide, extensive research and DNA testi...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
The turnaround time for processing building permits for planning applicants is speeding up, Environment Minister Sylvan Richards told MPs.
In a prepared statement, Mr Richards said that in the first six months of the year, 44 percent of planning appl...
DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Solar panels have been installed on Nonsuch Island to power equipment on the reserve.
The panels, unveiled yesterday by Environment Minister Sylvan Richards, were donated by the Ascendant Group. They installed the panels with the assistance of the Mi...
DATE: Jul 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work to get rid of asbestos stockpiled at the government quarry at Bailey’s Bay and at Southside is under way.
The potentially hazardous substance has been at both sites for more than a decade and public consultation on a $4.9 million project to get ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
