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Rediscovery of the cahow The discovery on January 28, 1951 was hailed by naturalists around the world—the cahow, a Bermuda seabird thought to have been extinct for 300 years was rediscovered. Seven breeding pairs were found on three islands off Castle Harbour. |
William Perot: Postmaster William Bennett Perot, postmaster of Hamilton for more than 40 years, stamped his place in history as the creator of the first stamps to be issued in Bermuda—between 1848 and 1865 — and today worth as much as $100,000. |
PBS to show cahow film Rare Bird, Lucinda Spurling’s acclaimed documentary about the cahow’s rediscovery, will be aired on PBS channels in the U.S. this month. Click above for preview. Full story >> |
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