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Daybreak
Department of Environment – Impact of feeding wild animals
Many of us enjoy watching and even feeding wildlife here in the Cayman Islands, but these seemingly kind gestures can create serious consequences for our environment.
This morning, John Bothwell from the Department of Environment joins Raegan Rutty to explain how human interaction affects local wildlife and their habitats.
He will also share the steps we can take to protect our environment while still appreciating the beauty of Cayman’s natural world.
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Cayman Compass
Record loggerhead turtle nest numbers reported
A record number of loggerhead turtle nests have been found in the Cayman Islands so far this nesting season.
By 1 Aug., which is near the end of loggerhead nesting season, 124 nests had been located on Little Cayman and 96 on Cayman Brac. These are both record numbers, and have pushed the overall number found across the three islands to an all-time high of 392 nests since monitoring of nests first began in 1998.
Tim Austin, deputy director of research and assessment at the Department of Environment, described this year as “a very successful and busy turtle nesting season”, adding that nest numbers are still being counted, so it’s possible Grand Cayman may yet surpass its loggerhead nesting record as well.
