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The island’s bluebird season is in full swing and people with nesting boxes must do their part to keep their tenants healthy and safe, an expert has said. Christian Chin-Gurret, the founder of bird box builders Happy Bird Co, said the company had mad...

Our world has changed immensely in the past few weeks, yet amid the upheaval and distress, there are reasons to believe that we can emerge from the Covid-19 crisis and change the status quo. Bermuda has an opportunity to lead by example and to imple...

Bermuda Container Line ships have picked up more than cargo for the past 28 years as they steamed between the island and New Jersey. Scientific equipment installed on the succession of vessels named Oleander has collected vital information on the he...

An unseen episode of a Bermudian-based marine wildlife programme with the late veterinarian Neil Burnie’s narration will be broadcast next week. The Ocean Vet Turtles episode, starring Dr Burnie and conservationist Choy Aming, was filmed before Dr Bu...

A Bermudian park has joined a scheme to preserve forests in Commonwealth countries. The Walsingham Nature Reserve, known as Tom Moore’s Jungle, is the first in a British Overseas Territory to be accepted by the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy. The QCC, a...

A sick falcon found grounded at Spittal Pond has been returned to the wild after treatment. A Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo spokeswoman said the peregrine falcon was spotted by Erich Hetzel, a birdwatcher and member of the Audubon Society, who cont...

Tourists have stolen tonnes of Bermuda’s trademark pink sand from beaches, The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has revealed. It is estimated air visitors alone take a total of about three tonnes of sand a year when they leave — more t...

The Department of Parks has sent out a request for proposal for concessions at several beaches and parks for next summer. A spokesman for the Department said they are looking for qualified concessionaires to submit proposals for Church Bay, Horseshoe...

Letters to the Editor Dear Sir, I read the lead story on the front page of The Royal Gazette of November 14 with some distress. Let me begin by acknowledging my conflict of interest — my daughter is one of the longest-serving team members of Dolphin ...

The 2019 lifeguard season came to a close this week. The Ministry of Public Works said that park rangers would patrol the South Shore parks and beaches but there would be no static stations until next year’s season begins in April. A ministry spokesw...

A decision to allow a quarry operation near a Bermuda National Trust reserve will be appealed, the charity said yesterday. A spokeswoman for the BNT said that the organisation had submitted an objection to the Development Applications Board over the ...

A Bermudian film-maker’s documentary about the lives of humpback whales has won an award at a conservation film festival in New York. Secret Lives of the Humpbacks, which examined the role that Bermuda plays in the lives of the animals, received the ...