The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has released the Recovery Plan for the Leafcutter Bee, Megachile pruina pruina, on Bermuda.
Recovery Plan for the Leafcutter Bee
Bermuda Shipwrecks featured on PBS New Hour
Bermuda's shipwrecks and the high tech methods being used to bring them to life, were featured last night (March 22nd) on PBS News Hour.
Happy World Wetlands Day 2018
The theme for World Wetlands Day 2018 is ‘Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future’. This is particularly relevant to our Ramsar Site at Pembroke Marsh. Did you know that Pembroke Marsh is home to a pea clam and freshwater limpet only found in Bermuda?
Freshwater wetland at Pembroke Marsh
VIDEO: Eagle Ray at Eastern Blue Cut
Take a moment to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of a Spotted Eagle Ray gliding through the waters of Eastern Blue Cut.
Recovery Plan for the Common Tern now available
The Recovery Plan for the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), on Bermuda, is now available for download.
Written by Miguel Mejias, PhD student and summer intern for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, this document highlights the specific threats and the feasible solutions for the survival for the Common Tern in Bermuda.
2016 - 2017 Cahow Breeding Season Report now available
The Cahow Recovery Programs 2016 - 2017 Breeding Season Report for Bermuda's endangered national bird, is now available for download.
Compiled by Jeremy Madeiros, our Senior Terrestrial Conservation Officer, this report provides details from the most recent Cahow breeding season, which saw a record number of 117 breeding pairs, producing a record total of 61 successfully fledged chicks!
CahowCam now LIVE
Tune into the CahowCam this month to witness the courtship and nest building activities of our endemic Cahows.
Dr Brian Luckhurst to present at the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute conference
Dr Brian Luckhurst, former Senior Fisheries Officer for the Department of Environmental Protection, will be presenting the keynote address at the 70th Annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI), held in Mexico next week.
Town Hall Meetings on Dogs Next Week
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is inviting members of the public to join them at two upcoming town hall meetings to discuss Progress on Improving the Care and Management of Dogs:
· Tuesday 10th October 2017, 6pm, at the Anglican Cathedral Hall.
· Wednesday 11th October 2017, 6pm, at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.