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Sea turtles are being temporarily relocated from the Great Sound to keep them out of harm’s way during the America’s Cup.
They will be homed in a purpose-built ocean enclosure near the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo in an operation involving America...
DATE: May 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A government department dedicated to ensuring the island’s sustainability has been dismantled, leading green campaigners to fear that environmental issues are not a priority.
The Sustainable Development Department was formed to put into action the Su...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The underwater war being waged on Bermuda’s lionfish took a giant leap forward yesterday morning as a prototype submersible robot caught one of the invasive predators via remote access.
A hefty team of scientists, conservationists and roboticists ga...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s largest dairy herd got its first taste of a happier and healthier life yesterday as a state-of-the-art shelter officially opened.
The huge shed, which is fitted with fans, misting equipment and spongy flooring, will help reduce heat stre...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A satellite transmitter crucial to the Bermuda Turtle Project has been found by a reef diver in the Bahamas.
The equipment was used to chart the progress of Hardy, a green turtle who swam 1,000 miles from Bermuda to the Caribbean country last year.
I...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A local landscaping company will provide free services to assist in the management of the nature reserve in Paget.
The Bermuda Audubon Society said that Horsfield Landscaping & Design Ltd will be assisting in the upkeep of the Alfred Blackburn Smith...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A gas leak at the Rubis facility in St George’s last month was not promptly reported and will require more equipment and personnel to clean up, a ministry representative has confirmed.
In a statement released yesterday, a spokesperson for the Depart...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A floating rubbish bin will help keep the marina at Hamilton Princess and Beach Club free of litter, thanks to Butterfield Bank.
The Bermuda-based bank and trust company has joined the Seabin Global Pilot Programmes and will install a pre-series V5 ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The lack of information regarding the recent gas spill at the Rubis facility in St George’s is “very troubling”, according to the Shadow Minister of the Environment.
In a release issued yesterday afternoon, PLP MP Diallo Rabain described last week’s...
DATE: Apr 04, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Fishing in Seasonally Protected Areas, also known as “Hind Grounds” and “Grouper Grounds”, will be prohibited from April 15 to protect spawning red hinds, the Ministry of Environment has announced.
According to a statement, the decision to bring the ...
DATE: Apr 04, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff