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A conservation programme to increase Bermuda’s threatened cahow population is being adopted around the world to protect other endangered species. The island’s national bird was once believed to be extinct, but was rediscovered by conservationist Davi...

Bermuda’s national bird continues to set records after scientists reported a new high number of 142 established breeding pairs, up from 135 pairs in 2020. The number of Cahow pairs on the nature reserve of Nonsuch Island has increased to 27 this yea...

Birdwatchers will be able to follow the first days of a cahow chick after it was filmed hatching. The process started on Monday night when the chick was heard to make “peeps” from inside the egg and it emerged on Tuesday. Jeremy Madeiros, the chief t...

Bermuda’s cahow population is thriving after a record number of chicks were born in the past two months. And longtails have also started to make an appearance on the island - much earlier than normal. Jeremy Madeiros, the principal scientist at the D...

Seventy years after its rediscovery, the Cahow continues to surprise conservationists as the seabirds reclaim old territory on Nonsuch Island. Jeremy Madeiros, Bermuda’s senior terrestrial conservation officer, got an unexpected treat yesterday visi...

Seventy years ago today, an expedition on a Castle Harbour island made science history with a discovery that brought the Cahow back from presumed extinction. David Wingate, who would spend much of the rest of his life bringing the Cahow back from the...

The January 28, 1951 rediscovery of the cahow — a sea bird that once flourished in Bermuda, but was thought to be extinct for 300 years — was a watershed event. That revelation had both local and global implications, as it was symbolic of the type of...

A virtual event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the rediscovery of the cahow will take place next Thursday. The celebration, from 1pm to 2pm, will be hosted by Amy Harvey, the Bermuda College head of science, and will run place on Facebook and ...

Cahow nesting season “kicked into high gear” this week. Experts said another record-breaking year for the critically endangered birds was expected. Jeremy Madeiros, terrestrial conservation officer with the Department of Environment and Natural Resou...

This year’s hurricane season underlined the need to protect Bermuda’s national bird, researchers have said. Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said in the winter edition...

Bermuda’s national bird, the endangered cahow, enjoyed a record breeding season this year. The announcement came after a chick named Zephyr launched herself out to sea on Wednesday night, watched online by viewers worldwide. The bird limbered up for ...

The star of CahowCam this year has taken flight in record time. Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer, said the chick, named “Nemo”, left the nest on Nonsuch Island shortly after 2am on May 25. Mr Madeiros said: “At 86 days old...