Long may it continue as the survival of turtles is integral to the overall health of our marine ecosystems.’ “Bermuda has been a trailblazer in protection of sea turtles since the early 1600s. Both seagrasses and reefs are integral in carbon cycling and helping to buffer against the impacts of climate change. They help to increase the productivity of sea grasses as well as help maintain healthy reefs.
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“These amazing creatures are key in ecosystem functions and do all kinds of services for free such as nutrient cycling, seed germination and reef cleaning.
These majestic creatures have survived millennia but will they survive the threats imposed on them by us modern humans? Habitat destruction, overexploitation and climate change are some of the anthropocentric causes for their demise. Over the years she has witnessed many changes in Bermudas environment and sea turtle aggregations.”Īmy Harvey, the Earth and Environmental Science lecturer at the Bermuda College, said, ‘Turtles worldwide are threatened with some 61% of existing species currently considered endangered. “Jennifer began looking after sea turtles in 1977 and took a lead role on the Bermuda Turtle Project in 1990. Outside of Bermuda Jennifer serves as a Country Coordinator for WIDECAST and is a member of the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group. “She has shaped programmes to raise the awareness of the interactions between nature and people on our fragile oceanic island and has nurtured many wild animals including hand rearing orphaned seals, Longtails and Cahows, healing injured and unwell sea turtles and saving magnificent whales.
More recently she served as the Executive Director of the Bermuda National Trust. “Jennifer is well known for her decades of employment with the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, as Director of the Bermuda Turtle Project and the first Coordinator for the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Bermuda. The Bermuda Turtle Project is a cooperative effort of the Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo, the Bermuda Zoological Society and the Sea Turtle Conservancy. “Presenting will be Bermudian Jennifer Gray, Director of the Bermuda Turtle Project.
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Bermuda College and the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce have announced the return of their Eco Lunch & Learn series on Thursday, February 24.Ī spokesperson said, “The series begins its winter schedule with an illustrated presentation, ‘The Rise and Fall of Bermuda’s Sea Turtle.’
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