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The owners of a controversial dairy farm accused of causing a stink could face legal action from neighbours if they fail to meet a June 30 deadline to clean up their act.
Almost 400 people have complained about Green Land Dairy Farm in Smith’s and pr...
DATE: May 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Warwick Academy students now have a window on to the world of Bermuda’s threatened bluebirds, including their battles to survive.
Thanks to a hidden camera, students and staff were treated to a live feed of chicks hatching in the school’s bluebird bo...
DATE: May 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Debris has languished for months at a West End dock with the Government failing to tackle illegal dumping, a Southampton resident has complained.
Jessica Riederer said that debris at Ely’s Harbour Dock in Sandys had yet to be removed, despite her fla...
DATE: May 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A two-month fishing ban is today to be enforced over an area of water off St George’s to protect a breeding ground for blue-striped grunts.
A notice in the Official Gazette said that the minister responsible for the environment was satisfied that the...
DATE: May 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A water-quality testing programme has started at the island’s most popular beaches.
Environmental health officers started the annual check programme last month.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said: “Testing started on April 1 and monthly updates ...
DATE: May 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A mural designed to highlight the dangers of plastic pollution in the seas has gone on display at the new visitor services centre in Hamilton.
The artwork, created by photographer Meredith Andrews from plastic waste collected from the island’s shorel...
DATE: Apr 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Researchers are checking if a rare variant of sargassum seaweed that has invaded Caribbean coastlines could make its way to Bermuda.
Robbie Smith, the curator of the Natural History Museum at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, is working on a stud...
DATE: Apr 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The hatching of a longtail chick was captured live on camera this week.
Jean-Pierre Rouja, team leader at Nonsuch Expeditions, said the “Cam chick” arrived on Tuesday from one of the earliest longtail egg layings recorded.
The chick’s growth will be ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The first five bluebird eggs of the nesting season have been sighted.
The Happy Bird Company said the eggs were laid about ten days ago and will begin hatching over the next few days.
Christian Chin-Gurret, the designer of the easy-to-build Bluebird ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An eel seen recently in Long Bay, Somerset, is not uncommon to Bermuda’s waters.
Ian Walker, the principal curator at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo said the eel is nothing to worry about and that people should enjoy seeing it.
The spotted ani...
DATE: Apr 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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