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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 1,800 graduates from around 122 countries

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Gerald Durrell
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Gerald Durrell - World famous author and naturalist Gerald Durrell founded Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust out of a desire to show that things could be done better.

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Animals

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  • Bluey blue poison dart frog home

    Bluey the poison dart frog
    Bluey is a striking little amphibian,and as his
    name suggests, is both blue and poisonous!

     

    Adopt Bluey

  • dobby pied tamarin adopt home

    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 nutritious ...

    Adopt Dobby

  • Nelson slender tailed meerkat home

    Nelson, the slender tailed meerkat - Nelson arrived in Jersey with his family in 1999 to play an important role in captive breeding as a conservation
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    Adopt Nelson

  • Bandro home

    Bandro, the Alaotran gentle lemur - Bandro is a lovely lemur who adores meal times! She is an
    extremely good mother and has produced seven
    offspring...

    Adopt Bandro

  • Adopt bintang otter 2

    Bintang, the Oriental short clawed otter
    Bintang arrived at Durrell in 2006 and shares her 
    wonderful waterfall enclosure with her mate Bulan.<...

    Adopt Bintang

  • Adopt Freya chilean flamingo 2

    Freya, the Chilean flamingo
    Freya is a fine looking bird.
    She struts around fluffing up her feathers and
    constantly preens herself.

    Adopt Freya

  • Adopt George radiated tortoise 2

    George, the radiated tortoise
    George is rather a grand gentleman at over
    100 years old. George was born in the wild and
    came to Jersey from Ma...

    Adopt George

  • Homer hornbill adoption adoption home

    Homer, the wrinkled hornbill
    Homer is a beautiful, majestic bird who came to
    Jersey in 2001. He is an expert at juggling fruit,

    Adopt Homer

  • Adopt Jeya orang-utan 2

    Jaya, the Sumatran orangutan
    Jaya made national headlines in 2004 by being born
    by emergency caesarean section – he weighed only 1.86kg!

    Adopt Jaya

  • Merlin fruit bat adopt home

    Merlin, the Livingstone’s fruit bat
    Merlin really is a magic bat! He is a very inquisitive
    creature and loves all the attention he gets from t...

    Adopt Merlin

  • Ya kwanza gorilla adoption home

    Ya Kwanza, the western lowland gorilla
    Ya Kwanza is our silverback gorilla and is a very
    impressive sight weighing in at 235kg!

    Adopt Ya Kwanza

News

Headlines
  • Braving the elements Minerva, Durrell and the National Trust go 'bracken bashing'

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  • Durrell invites all to join in the fun for Durrell Day ‘Weekend’ 2010

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  • Baby porcupine makes a welcome appearance

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  • Durrell launches eBay auction to name newly born ring-tailed lemur twins

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Events

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  • Durrell at dusk
    Friday 2nd July
    Come and see Durrell in a whole new light at our late night openings
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  • The last Survivors talk and exhibition
    Wednesday 7th July , 19:30 - 23:00
    Dr Samuel Turvey, research fellow of the last Survivors project, will be giving a talk in London on the theme of "The last Caribbean Survivors".
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  • Durrell at dusk
    Friday 9th July
    Come and see Durrell in a whole new light at our late night openings
  • The last Survivors talk and exhibition
    Friday 9th July , 19:30 - 23:00
    Dr Jose Nunez-Mino of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, field project manager of the last Survivors project, will be giving a talk in London on the theme of "The human-wildlife conflict".
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  • Durrell at the West Show
    Saturday 10th July - Sunday 11th July
    Durrell has been given a large area in one of the rural marquees where we will be building a display to celebrate the international year of bio diversity.
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  • Diva Opera performs Carmen
    Monday 12th July , 19:30 - 23:00
    Diva Opera will perform the opera Carmen, written by Georges Bizet, at Domaine des Vaux.
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  • Diva Opera perfoms Falstaff
    Tuesday 13th July , 19:30 - 23:00
    Diva Opera will perform the opera Falstaff, written by Giuseppi Verdi, at Domaine des Vaux.
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  • The last Survivors talk and exhibition
    Wednesday 14th July , 19:30 - 23:00
    Dr Jose Nunez-Mino of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, field project manager of the last Survivors project, will be giving a talk in London on the theme of "One island - two stories".
  • Diva Opera performs Carmen
    Wednesday 14th July , 19:30 - 23:00
    Diva Opera will perform the opera Carmen, written by Georges Bizet, at Domaine des Vaux.
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  • Durrell at dusk
    Friday 16th July
    Come and see Durrell in a whole new light at our late night openings
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  • Durrell at dusk
    Friday 23rd July
    Come and see Durrell in a whole new light at our late night openings
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  • Keepertime - hands-on workshops
    Saturday 24th July , 9:30 - 12:30
    Are you 12-18 and want to find out about what’s involved in being a keeper at Durrell? Come along to our keepertime workshops during the summer holidays and find out!
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  • Summer holiday workshops for 7-11 year olds
    Tuesday 27th July , 10:00 - 14:30
    Looking for something fun for the children during the summer holidays? Send them along to Durrell’s workshops where they can learn about wildlife through games and activities.
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  • Summer holiday workshops for 7-11 year olds
    Thursday 29th July , 10:00 - 14:30
    Looking for something fun for the children during the summer holidays? Send them along to Durrell’s workshops where they can learn about wildlife through games and activities.
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  • Durrell at dusk
    Friday 30th July
    Come and see Durrell in a whole new light at our late night openings
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July 2010