For the first time, the endangered Bermuda Skink has been bred outside of the island — at the Chester Zoo.
The breeding programme in tandem with the British zoo, begun in 2013, has just yielded a total of seven hatchlings — a milestone in the species...
DATE: Sep 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Environmental groups have urged walkers to stop piling rocks on top of each other in the island’s national parks.
The Bermuda Audubon Society and the Bermuda National Trust say the practice of prising rocks from the natural formations and creating to...
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...
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
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
All things Bermuda is the inspiration behind photographer Chris Burville's exhibition "Wild Bermuda".
A former Royal Gazette photographer and now freelance photographer, Mr. Burville went from the Challenger Banks, to North Rock to Tom Moore's jungle...
Bermuda is reknowned for its beauty, but away from the pink beaches and lush undergrowth, the Island's environment is facing challenges.
For instance, there is only one tuft of Bermuda Moss left on the Island and several other species such as the Gov...
Governor Laffan's Fern
Named after Governor Sir Robert Laffan's fondness for this plant, this fern was found in the Walsingham-Harrington Sound area but it died out at the start of the 1900s.
Several specimens were housed at the Botanical Gardens un...
Clearwater Middle School M3 students had a "once in a lifetime experience" on "Spirit of Bermuda". Here three students describe their experiences.
Jibri Salaam
The first day on the Spirit of Bermuda was exciting. We sailed far out into the sea and ta...
A website providing teenagers, parents and educators with internet safety tips was created by the Government and launched yesterday.
The website, Cybertips.bm, will provide practical tips, resources and contact information as well as advocating respo...
