Show Notes
**WhatsApp me a voice-note, or e-mail a message to [email protected] for episode 100 before April 25th!**
Welcome back to Book of Leaves! I'm delighted to be coming out of a 3 month hibernation joined by Jana from Kildare Wildlife Rescue no less. As we're fully into Spring, there'll be a huge increase in wildlife calls and rescues needed, so there's no better time to learn how we can help their efforts. Visit their website for more info and don't forget to send a video of any wildlife you find to [email protected] for assistance! You can follow them on Facebook, Instagram @Kildarewildliferescue, or X @WildlifeKildare.
[00:15] Quick catch up with Ceara [06:50] Jana introduces herself and her journey [12:50] The training available within the wildlife rehabilitation community in Ireland [14:55] How KWR came about [17:20] What are the main cases of injured wildlife [19:20] The main causes of those cases [22:40] Preventing wildlife attacks from domestic cats [26:30] Preventing the spread of diseases in garden birds [29:50] Helping our mammals [34:10] The truth about seagulls (they're not doing as well as people think) [38:30] How to tell if an ‘abandoned’ animal is really abandoned and needs your help [41:50] How to rescue wildlife outside of KWR’s location [49:10] How to volunteer with and help KWR (e-mail [email protected]) [52:15] Jana’s favourite moments from wildlife volunteering & most difficult animals to hand rear [58:10] How Jana manages her mental health having to sometimes face animal cruelty and upsetting rescue cases
We also mentioned: Irish Wildlife Trust Birdwatch Ireland Seal Rescue Ireland Hedgehog Rescue Bat Rehabilitation Grey Abbey Veterinary hospital
As always, don't forget to follow Book of Leaves on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, leave us a review, and share with a friend x Patreon / Buy Me A Coffee
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from Book of Leaves
Kate Doyle is the founder of EcoKinly and current operator of the Cloth Nappy Library Ireland (who we had on the podcast before!). She isn't just trying to sell reusable nappies and menstruation profucts to people, but to normalise the habit in a variety of ways. It was such an interesting chat! Stay up to date with her on Instagram @ecokinly.
Louise Lalor is a circular champion in Clonmel, Tipperary. She has set up a permanent Toy Swap Library in a hub called The Circular Square, where there's also regualr repair cafés and eco community events. The work she does is very inspiring and rightly won an award at the Circular.ie awards! Stay up to date with her on Instagram @louiselalor and find the repair cafés here @clonmelrepaircafe.
Ray Ó Foghlú is the Engagement and Education officer with the charity Hometree. He runs the farmer engagement side of the Illaun Farm-Forest Alliance so we delved into ways in which farmers can access supports to rewild their land in Ireland. We also chat about the art project Dinnseanachas they are currently running. You can donate to their work here or stay up to date with them on Instagram @hometreecharity.
Seán Ó Sullivan is the creator of the well known eco Irish notebook business, Badly Made Books, which has morphed into a new venture called Agus Arís. While a portion of this chat is about the need for sustainable printing practices, we delve a lot into the struggles of keeping a small business sustainable for the staff as well. Seán had so much great advice to share! You can stay up to date with his new venture on Instagram @and.agusaris.
Jeffrey Roe is the CEO of TOG which have been leading the way in cultivating skill sharing around making and repairing. They have been hosting repair cafés since 2014, so before many of us even knew of the term! Jeffrey also set up the brilliant Dublin Maker festival which we chat about as well. I've linked everything below but you can also stay up to date with TOG via Instagram @toghackerspace.