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The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo (BAMZ) is Bermuda’s premier visitor attraction, dedicated to inspiring appreciation and care of island environments. Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), BAMZ has more than 300 birds, reptiles and mammals from oceanic islands on display, and is committed to education, conservation and research through its support charity, the Bermuda Zoological Society.
The Aquarium houses more than 200 species of fish, and features the award-winning North Rock Exhibit, a 140,000-gallon replica of a living coral reef off Bermuda’s North Shore. Visitors have the opportunity to learn about Bermuda’s unique geology in the interactive Natural History Museum, where the island’s birth as an underwater volcano comes alive through audio-video displays. Children and adults are always delighted with the Zoo, which includes birds and other animals that are part of the Species Survival Plan, an international breeding programme for endangered creatures. The site includes manicured gardens, child-friendly paths, spectacular views of Harrington Sound, and fun highlights like Discovery Cove and Local Tails, where kids can enjoy hands-on learning.

July 2009 eletter

Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo
40 North Shore Rd
Flatts Village
Telephone: (441) 293-2727

Public Transportation
Bus: 10 or 11 from the City of Hamilton or St. George. From the City of Hamilton, follow Middle Rd. or North Shore Rd. east to Flatts Village; from St. George, cross the causeway and follow North Shore Rd. or Harrington Sound Rd. west to Flatts Village

Car or Moped
Parking is available directly opposite the Aquarium on North Shore Road

Opening Hours:
Open daily except Christmas Day 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Last admission 4:00pm.

Admission Charges
Adults $10
Senior Citizens $5
Children (5 to 12 years) $5.
Children under 5 free.

Hospitality
Peacock’s Pantry Cafe is open 10.00am – 5.00pm daily.
The Gift Shop is open from 9.00am – 5.00pm daily

Discovery Cove
Discovery Cove is now open for any budding young pirates. Featuring a whole variety of exciting new activities for children including a wonderful shipwreck with a tunnel slide, a castle, an outdoor reef to explore, a stowaways hut, and the giant xylophone for young musicians, it is an ideal play area for children.
Open 9:00am - 4:00pm daily.

Keisha the Mermaid
BAMZ now has its very own Mermaid! Kiesha the Mermaid is the creation of Pastor Daron Lowe, a graphic designer by profession and the author of several children’s books. Kiesha is an island girl who enjoys swimming and appreciates Bermuda’s natural environment. She has no special powers but when she falls asleep she dreams of being a mermaid who has many adventures with her fellow sea creatures and begins to realize that people are not taking care of our beautiful waters which Kiesha calls her very own “underwater garden”. BAMZ gift shop is now selling her DVDs and colouring books and Kiesha (in costume) will be available to attend birthday parties and other special functions held here at BAMZ.

Special Friday Programmes
"Animal Storytelling" - ages 2-3 at 11:15am & ages 5-7 at 4:15 pm.

BAMZ Tours
Conducted by knowledgeable guides at 1:10pm daily, April to September (Saturdays and Sundays only from October to March). On the tour, you’ll interact with a diver in the North Rock Tank and learn about many of BAMZ’s Zoo animals.

Seal Feedings
9:00am, 1:30pm and 4:00pm daily. Find out about our resident seals, Archie, Charlotte, Calico, Ariel, and Pebbles.

Local Tails is open!
Come and enjoy our newly re-opened Local Tails area. The popular educational room offers hands-on touchpools for children, and has now been enhanced with rockscapes and murals depicting local habitats, and
new exhibits on endangered or native species like skinks, centipedes, butterflies, treefrogs and spiders. Let
us know what you think!

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Every summer and during school holidays, the Bermuda Zoological Society Education Team hosts its popular Aqua Camps for children in grades P1-P6, offering hands-on learning, field trips, arts, crafts and MORE! Registration for summer Aqua Camps is by ballot with forms available at BAMZ Front Desk. Week-long, full-day. For children from pre-school to Middle 2 (Grade 7). Summer 2008 applications will be available March 1, 2009. Deadline for return of application is 4pm, March 31, 2009. Applications available at Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo or online March 1st.

Unfortunately Aqua Camps are offered to members of Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) and the Atlantic Conservation Partnership (ACP).

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BZS is organising whalewatching expeditions this
spring aboard our new education and conservation outreach vessel, Endurance.
Three day-long trips are scheduled—for Sunday, April 5, Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 19. All leave from the T-dock outside BAMZ and will follow humpback whales down the South Shore. Trips are from 11 a.m.–5 p.m., depending on the whales’ activity.
Fee: $65 for BZS members, $80 for nonmembers.
(BZS members will have first priority for bookings until two weeks before
the event.) Participants should bring lunch and drinks, as well as warm
clothes and a rain jacket.
More information: endurance.bzs@gov.bm, or 293-2727, ext. 137. Forms to sign up for all BZS tours are available on the website, or at BAMZ reception.