Marine Garbage Kills
September 12th, 2008This is the poster created with the Department of Environment. We hope it will provide awareness of this issue and give the public the emergency contact details if they find wildlife in trouble.
Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser a Success!
July 1st, 2008On June 21 the Triple Crown Pub hosted CWR’s Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser. Approximately 50 businesses donated grand prizes, raffle prizes and auction items. Special thanks to Peter Carlowe for donating his time as Trivia Master. Congratulations to all of the winners! Of course this night wouldn’t have been a true success without the support from local businesses and the hard work of many CWR volunteers. Special thanks to Justine Riseley the CWR volunteer who coordinated the event.
The list of sponsors included Cable & Wireless, Al La Kebab, Triple Crown, Lois Blumenthal, Caybrew, National Trust, Foster’s Food Fair, The Reef Resort, Senor Frogs, Cayman Kayaks, Jennifer Newton, Ritz-Carlton, Pampered Ponies, Atlantis Submarines, Cayman Imports, Captain Marvin’s, Tortuga Rum, Treats Restaurant, Hollywood Theatres, PD’s Pub, Cathy Church, Pet Paradise, Barbara Holmes, Spa-to-Go, Sarah Edgar-Kelly, Book Nook, Aqua Beach, Full of Beans, Green Thumb, Island Cleaners, Hard Rock, Harbour House Marina, Cayman Soap, Guy Harvey, Brick House, Haagen Daaz, Edoardos Restaurant, Botanic Park, Triple Crown, Barefoot Man, Tips n’ Toes, Darvin Ebanks, Kirk Marine and Luxe Life.
Volunteers welcome
September 5th, 2007Cayman Wildlife Rescue relies fully on the commitment of its volunteers to successfully carry out the mission of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing native wildlife. There are many areas that you can help preserve Cayman’s unique natural history:
Administrative tasks - filing; scanning
Graphic design - design brochures, flyers and public serivce advertisements for local media
Man the hotline telephone - answer calls and direct them to the appropriate volunteer
Wildlife rescue - undergo training to go out and catch injured birds and transfer them to the vet
Wildlife rehabilitation - undergo training to provide day-to-day rehabilitative care to animals that are being conditioned for release
Parrot Patrol - weekly checkups, feeding and care for captive Cayman Parrots in Savannah
If you would like to get involved then email caymanwildliferescue @ gmail.com (no spaces) or call the hotline on 917-BIRD (2473) to found out when our next meeting is.
Welcome
August 24th, 2007Welcome to the Cayman Wildlife Blog! This blog will contain news and other information regarding protecting and managing wildlife in the Cayman Islands.