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Laffan Ferns Reintroduced To Bermuda’s Caves
“Several thousand more Governor Laffan ferns were reintroduced to the limestone caves of Bermuda by Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s plant conservation scientists, giving the species, currently extinct in the wild, yet another chance at survival,” the Omaha Zoo said. “Margaret From, the Zoo’s director of plant conservation,... Read more of this article
Local Fern On Global Threatened Species List
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature [IUCN] released their latest Red List of Threatened Species on June 10th; including two new entries from Bermuda – the Governor Laffan’s Fern and Bermuda Shield Fern. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is seen as the global standard for assessing the extinction risk faced by the world’s... Read more of this article
Lecture On Conservation Of Endangered Plants
Marge From — the Director of Plant Conservation at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo — will give a presentation on the Conservation & Recovery of Endangered Plants, including Bermuda’s Governor Laffan’s Fern on Thursday [Sept 20] at 6pm in the Education Auditorium at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo. The Botanical Society... Read more of this article
