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New heating system warms bats and protects the environment

Click to read article A new, highly efficient and environmentally friendly heating system has been installed in the bat enclosure at Durrell. The bio mass burner, which is fuelled by waste wood and animal feed from the wildlife park in Trinity, churns out enough heat to maintain a tropical temperature for the critically endangered Livingstone fruit bats, which live in the Island Bat Roost. The burner is believed to be the first of its kind in Jersey that uses waste wood rather than bio mass pellets and importantly for Durrell, which last year won a Green Tourism Business Gold Award, it is a carbon neutral means of keeping the bats warm.

Click to read: Local hotel donates £12,154 to Durrell Local hotel donates £12,154 to Durrell

Guests staying at Grand Jersey have pledged a total of £12,154 to Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in just 18 months, through the ‘£1 on bills’ scheme, which launched last year. Since October 2010, guests staying at the five-star Grand Jersey have had the option of adding £1 to their final bill to be donated directly to the locally based conservation charity, Durrell.

Click to read: HSBC staff work on Durrell habitat project for new Lemur Lake area HSBC staff work on Durrell habitat project for new Lemur Lake area

We are delighted to announce that a joint project between HSBC and Durrell to improve the lemur habitat at the wildlife park has begun. Over 200 staff members from HSBC started working on the reconstruction this week in order to provide better facilities and environmental surroundings for two species of our Madagascan lemurs.

Click to read: Durrell needs your unwanted garden furniture! Durrell needs your unwanted garden furniture!

Durrell has launched an appeal in Jersey for any garden furniture that Islanders no longer want or use. The furniture is desperately needed for the garden at Les Noyers Hostel, which lies within the Trust’s park grounds and provides a home for conservation students from around the world who come to study at the International Training Centre.

Click to read: 15 of Gerald Durrell’s books are now available as e-books 15 of Gerald Durrell’s books are now available as e-books

Gerald Durrell’s books have been inspiring and surprising people of all ages for a long time. As we are keen to continue preserving his legacy and unique ideas, Gerald’s most popular books are now available as e-books. Recently, Pan Macmillan published a range of Gerald Durrell’s books from its new digital imprint Bello, reviving 20th century classics for a 21st century audience.

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