Image source: The Cayman Islands Mangrove Rangers
The Cayman Islands Mangrove Rangers will be establishing a new Junior Ranger program before the end of March, reports Ranger manager Dinara Perera.
“Following our Mangrove Discovery Camp last month we received a large number of requests from both students and parents for more programs for young people. Since then we have also heard from many parents whose children are interested in both science and community involvement projects,” says Ms Perara.
The Junior Rangers will be aged between 11 and 16 and will work closely with the Mangrove Rangers to learn all about Cayman’s mangroves. They will explore the mangrove ecosystem and its close interrelationship with the coastal lagoons of seagrass and reefs. In addition, she explains, there will be some exciting field trips to places like the Central Mangrove Wetlands – the heart of Grand Cayman.