page_title: Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo
section_title: The future
hierarchical_section_title: Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo / The future
caption_attribution_description: Galapagos tortoise at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
context_page_description: The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo is a facility located in Flatts Village, Bermuda, about 700 mi east of the United States and at the geographic center of Bermuda. It was established in 1926 by the Bermuda government to enhance a growing tourism industry and "to inspire appreciation and care of island environments." The facility focuses on showing oceanic island species and in conservation, education, and research related to these species, and contains an aquarium, a natural history museum, and a zoo.
  Support for the institution comes mainly from the Bermuda Zoological Society and the Atlantic Conservation Partnership, both of which are supported primarily by donations and memberships.
  The zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 1993, and participates in four Species Survival Plans as of 2009.
context_section_description: The institution's second multi-year capital campaign was launched in 2005, with its largest project being a $2.7 million state-of-the-art animal care pavilion.  As of 2009, $6.7 million had been donated by individuals, corporations, and organizations (towards a goal of $8.0 million), and the Bermuda government has pledged an additional $2.136 million.  The animal care pavilion will be at the center of the zoo next to a new exhibit about the Island of Madagascar.
  In addition to the new animal care pavilion, the capital campaign will provide money to increase the existing Education Endowment, create a Conservation Endowment, renovate the front entrance, and improve visitor flow.
  Outside the capital fund drive, the Bermuda government has pledged an additional $700,000 for general exhibit updates.
caption: Galapagos tortoise at the Zoo
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