It’s TTT – Time to talk turtles! Today I’m joined with Wendy Johnston, Jane Hardwick, and Jerrica Wood to discuss the DOE’s Turtle Friendly Lighting project! Artificial light is a massive threat to turtle hatchling survival as they make their way to the sea. With all our condos and hotels casting high levels of artificial light onto beaches at night, it’s a navigational turtle mess!  

Thank you again to these ladies, and the DOE, for allowing us to record in their facilities and for giving us a 101 on turtle friendly lighting!

For more information you can visit the DOE website at: https://doe.ky/marine/turtles/tfl/ and follow @doecayman on Instagram for more project updates!

Script: Bella Rooney

Music and Sound:  James Brake

Welcome to a special episode of Protecting Paradise! We interviewed Claire Hughes, Jenni Wardman and Oly Rush over Zoom about the upcoming Grand Swim fundraiser, coming this May, to raise money for Plastic Free Cayman!

If you want to show your support you can donate on their GoFundMe page: https://gofund.me/c2ef0b60 OR by messaging PFC on their Instagram or emailing them at [email protected]

You can follow @plasticfreecayman and @_projectplanet_ on Instagram for more updates! Thank you so much for listening, see you again soon! 

Script: Bella Rooney 

Music and Sound: James Brake 

Today we chat with Fred Burton, DoE Terrestrial Resources Unit Director and head man in charge of tackling the invasive cat situation here in the Cayman Islands. As cat control measures can be a controversial topic, Fred highlights their importance and outlines the impacts feral cats are having on our ecosystem and native species.

If you would like more information on this topic, you can visit the DoE Website for their frequently asked questions on cat control: https://doe.ky/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Feral-Cat-FAQ.pdf

And check out our Protecting Paradise Deep Dive blog for a deeper look into the topic: https://www.protectingparadiseky.com/episode-deep-dives

Dedicated to Cooper Rooney xx 

Script: Bella Rooney 

Music and Sound: James Brake 

Welcome to the Protecting Paradise Podcast! We are so excited to have you here! Here's a little glimpse of what's to come, we can't wait!