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Welcome to Durrell
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is an international charity working globally towards our mission of saving species from extinction. Committed to conserving the diversity and integrity of the life on earth, Durrell has developed a worldwide reputation for its pioneering conservation techniques.
Working with a wide range of international partners, we combine the skills of our staff at our wildlife park, in our field programmes and our International Training Centre to save some of the most threatened species in the most threatened places.
Headquartered in Jersey, the International Training Centre also supports the development of future conservationists and has educated over 3000 graduates from 128 countries.
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Durrell online shop - Our shop offers a range of carefully selected environmentally friendly items that help towards our mission of saving species from extinction.
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Animals
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Homer, the wrinkled hornbill
Homer is a beautiful, majestic bird who came to Jersey in 2001. He is an expert at juggling fruit and has no fear and regularly te...
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Bintang, the Oriental short clawed otter
Bintang has lots of hobbies which keep us entertained including climbing, sunbathing, swimming and playing with pebbles. She is a ...
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Jaya, the Sumatran orangutan
Jaya is a fun loving fool – feeding time is quite a challenge as he likes to clown around sucking mango stones and spitting out hi...
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George, the radiated tortoise
George loves to have his front legs tickled. He also stands upright on all four legs - quite a feat with such an enormous shell wh...
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Bandro, the gentle lemur
Bandro is greedy and always first to greet the keepers at feeding time.
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Lola, the red river hog
Lola is a true showgirl. These animals are often described as the fashion statements of the pig world due to their rust coloured c...
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Freya, the Chilean flamingo
Freya spends most of the day standing on one leg and most of the night worm picking on the lawn!
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Dobby, the pied tamarin
Dobby was born as one of a set of triplets, which is a phenomenon in captive breeding and is probably thanks to the highly nutriti...
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William, the slender tailed meerkat
William is one of the latest pair of meerkats to be featured in our adoption scheme. Inquisitive & alert, this diminutive digge...
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Kate, the slender tailed meerkat
Kate is one of the latest pair of meerkats to be featured in Durrell’s adoption scheme. She is a dainty individual with particular...
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Bluey, the blue poison frog
These little frogs are easily recognised by their blue colour, which is generally darker on the limbs and belly. Males toe discs a...
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Badongo, the western lowland gorilla
Badongo arrived at Durrell in July 2011 and came to us from France on a mission of romance. There is no language barrier between ...
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Merlin, the Livingtone's fruit bat
Merlin is a bit of a show off, the best in the colony at flying, always demonstrating his skills up and down the tunnel.
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