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Bermuda’s endangered skinks are soon to cross paths with a thriving invasive species that already outnumbers the entire native population.
James Stroud of Florida International University said the brown anole lizard had been recorded “living in some ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s latest lizard arrival, the brown anole, appears to be thriving but is prompting concern over the island’s endangered natives.
The lizards, first seen in 2014 and recently spotted on the grounds of Aberfeldy Nursery in Paget, are suspected t...
DATE: Sep 28, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is now just a week away from hosting its biggest ever international event — and the eyes of the world are on the island.
Yachts have arrived in their dozens, noticeably growing numbers of tourists are on the streets and, with construction wor...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 300 children, teachers, camp leaders and parents flocked to Spittal Pond this morning to take part in the Bermuda National Trust’s annual Children’s Nature Walk, taking the opportunity to learn about Bermuda’s environment and history.
“Many ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2017
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When Mitchell Robinson was 15 his parents gave him a leopard gecko.
They bought him the unusual gift after watching him devour books on reptiles.
The 23-year-old admits that it’s a “weird” fascination.
His dream is to become a herpetologist, the stud...
DATE: Sep 23, 2016
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Conservationists have embarked on a pioneering new project to monitor and protect one of the Island’s rarest and most critically endangered species.
Wildlife ecologist Dr Mark Outerbridge together with British student Helena Turner have spent the las...
DATE: May 15, 2015
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Every cat deserves a home. The domestic cat is called that for a reason: the species is the result of thousands of years of breeding by humans, and its natural habitat is the human home. A feral (meaning “wild”) cat is a domestic cat that is forced...
DATE: Feb 13, 2015
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Concerns have been raised about the growing “feral cat problem” and their impact on wildlife and human health.
The felines are a “serious threat to Bermuda’s native biodiversity”, according to the Bermuda Audubon Society.
The group is now appealing t...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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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
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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
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
