The Bermuda Audubon Society and University of Laval-Atlantis Labs have donated a truck to the Department of Conservation Services.

The ten-year-old Silverado truck, refurbished by the Ministry of Public Works, was donated as thanks for the supported given by the department for helping to manage the Island’s Audubon reserves and protected species.

The truck is intended to replace a recently retired vehicle and will be used in the refurbishment of Bermuda’s nature reserves, pulling the department’s chipper, carrying plants and assist with the safe transportation of injured wildlife for treatment.

Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, Seniors and the Environment, received the truck on behalf of the department. “The care and management of the Audubon reserves and protected species is critically important to the department and the people of Bermuda, so any assistance provided to ensure their preservation is greatly appreciated,” she said.