A rigid inflexibility of mind. A lack of receptiveness to fresh ideas.
A tendency to fall back on tried-and- failed beliefs regardless of new circumstances or information.
As US President John F Kennedy once said, we often tend to subject all facts w...
Protests are looming over potential Bermuda status for Permanent Resident’s Certificate (PRC) holders, the Opposition Progressive Labour Party last night vowed.
In the PLP’s second of three town hall meetings on the topic, the One Bermuda Alliance Go...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian species of fern is on the edge of extinction, according to an international “red list” of endangered species.
The Governor Laffan’s Fern and the Bermuda Shield Fern have both been included in the International Union for the Conservation o...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s an unlikely friendship — but peer into a cahow burrow, and while Daisy — the chick who was born there — looks up at you with her big black eyes, Findlay the friendly skink slowly emerges, blinking, from his playmate’s fluffy baby feathers.
It’s...
A local natural history expert will explore some of the miraculous ways that Bermuda’s plants and animals found their way to the Island, tomorrow evening at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI).
Dr Wolfgang Sterrer, curator of the Natu...
The Geocaching craze is coming back to Bermuda, and Government hopes it will encourage people to really get to know the Island.
A self-guided treasure hunt, Geocaching allows people to explore places they visit using GPS co-ordinates, guiding them to...
The fight to protect the critically endangered Bermuda Skink has found a new ally — the UK’s Chester Zoo.
A total of 12 skinks will soon be taken to the zoo in an effort to develop a captive breeding programme for the critically endangered species.
M...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tower on Cooper’s Island which had been used to monitor space shuttles will now be used to watch wildlife.
With longtails circling overhead, Environment and Planning Minister Sylvan Richards yesterday formally opened a wildlife watchtower during a ...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has won high praise from a veterinary science professor who found the Island a perfect laboratory for studying semi-tropical ecology.
Greg Lewbart recently brought a group of 15 veterinary students from North Carolina State University to do a...
Bermudians have more of a “seek forgiveness rather than permission” attitude when it comes to Bermuda’s protected species.
Senators yesterday expressed their concerns that residents were continuing to flatten preserved woodland and fish for eagle ray...
