Tag: Turtles
Bermuda Role In Unlocking Turtle Secrets
Sea turtles famously return to their birthplace to nest but new research — some of it conducted in Bermuda — suggests this isn’t the only big migration in a sea turtle’s life. “We’re starting to realise that developmental migrations — ones that sea turtles make before they mature — are even more amazing,” says Dr. Peter... Read more of this article
Island’s Rare Diamondback Terrapins
The Diamondback Terrapin Project was initiated in 2006 by Bermudian scientist Mark Outerbridge to fill enormous gaps in our knowledge of a recently discovered species that has now been added to Bermuda’s native fauna list. The tiny Bermuda population of diamondback terrapins at the East End of the island is believed to be the only population breeding... Read more of this article
Video: Baby Turtles Released
Baby loggerheads hatched by the Bermuda Turtle Project — seen being released and scrambling into the sea in this video – underscore the initiative’s ongoing efforts to repopulate the island’s waters. Five of the world’s seven sea turtle species are known to occur in Bermuda waters. And nearly all sea turtles found in... Read more of this article
Protected Species Penalties Toughened
New measures approved by Parliament on Friday [Nov.25] stiffen penalties for harming the island’s protected species including the Cahow, Bermuda Skink, Spotted Eagle Ray, Green Turtle, Diamondback Terrapin, Yellowwood, Bermuda Killifish, Bermuda Bedstraw, Bermuda Snowberry and Bermuda Cedar. Amendments to the Protected Species Act will see penalties... Read more of this article
Group Campaigns For Bermuda Marine Park
Global Ocean Legacy, a international project being coordinated by the Pew Environment Group and its partners, hopes to establish a worldwide system of large, highly protected marine reserves where fishing and other extractive activities are protected — including one in Bermuda’s waters. Aside from Bermuda, Pew has called for the establishment... Read more of this article
Turtles Released Back Into The Wild
Seven young turtles which spent much of the year at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] have now been released into the Sargasso Sea. BAMZ and Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] staff released the three green turtles and four loggerheads from its conservation vessel “Endurance” two miles north of North Rock. The BZS newsletter... Read more of this article
Conservation Efforts: Bermuda Turtle Project
Four international representatives are learning how to better protect marine turtles through a long-running Bermuda project that’s leading the way towards stronger conservation efforts throughout the Atlantic region. The visiting participants will join local students and scientists over the next fortnight for the annual course of the Bermuda Turtle... Read more of this article
Turtle Tale Has Happy Ending For “Hooks”
Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) and the Department of Conservation Services, within the Ministry of Public Works, are urging boaters and fishermen to take extra care this summer to avoid harming endangered sea turtles. Bermuda’s marine turtles are a protected species under both the Fisheries Protection Order and the Protected Species Act, says BZS... Read more of this article
Bermuda Green Turtles: Back From Brink
The goal of the Bermuda Turtle Project — now entering its 43rd year – is, “to promote the conservation of marine turtles through research and education”. Under the direction of Bermuda’s Aquarium, Museum & Zoo, the project team has made notable progress to date and continues to expand its research and education objectives. Fished... Read more of this article
Influx of Baby Sea Turtle Strandings
During the last few months Bermuda has been experiencing an influx of baby sea turtles stranding on our beaches. The Department of Conservation Services reports that while it is not uncommon for juvenile loggerhead turtles to get caught up in large rafts of Sargassum seaweed, which routinely washes ashore during winter months, very rarely do Green... Read more of this article
