Wild Life 2019 Issue 1

WILD L IFE 2019 ISSUE 1

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GO WILD GORILLAS IS AN ISLAND-WIDE SCULPTURE TRAIL CELEBRATING DURRELL’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY E X P L ORE T HE T RA IL

2 7 TH JULY – 14T H OCT OBER 2019

A Wild in Art event delivered in partnership with Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

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WELCOME

WE LCO M E TO WI LD L IF E This is a landmark year for Durrell – no less than the 60th anniversary of the opening of Jersey Zoo! What would Gerry have imagined his tiny zoo would become? He was so farsighted, I am sure he would have readily visualised the broad picture of the Zoo and Trust in the year 2019, and would not have been surprised at the news reported in this issue of Wild Life.

Some examples: we hold the only population of the Critically Endangered black lion tamarin outside Brazil, and it is breeding well here at Jersey Zoo; we have bred and released back to the wild the rarest duck in the world, the Madagascar pochard, working with a local community to protect the wetland habitat they both depend on; we are using amazing techniques to manage endangered species, from drones to survey lemurs and camera traps to follow pygmy hogs to manipulating temperatures in the habitats of mountain chicken frogs to eliminate the deadly chytrid fungus.

Gerry also believed that a good zoo should be a place of wonder and a joy to

visit. He would have loved our new butterfly house for its resplendent display of flowers and butterflies, as well as our ‘flamboyance’ of Chilean flamingos, which has grown to more than 80 individuals. (‘Flamboyance’ is the term for a flock of flamingos, the root ‘flam’ meaning flame!) Wonderment and joy are the first steps towards an emotional connection with nature and, ultimately, the desire to cherish and protect it.

This is what we hope will happen with our big event this summer, Go Wild Gorillas, in which artists will create images on lifesize statues of gorillas to be placed all around Jersey to interest, amuse and inspire everyone who sees them. It is a partnership between artists, Jersey Zoo and the island of Jersey, a real community effort to get people behind the work of the Trust and have fun while they’re at it. For many it will also be a touching reminder that this year we said goodbye to the 22nd gorilla born at Jersey Zoo, our darling, mischievous Indigo, who is now grown up enough to join a group of young males at another zoo.

D R LEE D UR R E LL HONORARY DIRE CT O R

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THE AR T OF NATURE CONNECTION

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MADAGASCAR’S POCHARD + ME

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TECH CORNER - THERMAL IMAGING

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AT THE ZOO

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IN THE WILD

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CONSERVATION KNOWLEDGE

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REWILD OUR WORLD – INDIA AND MADAGASCAR

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WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE?

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100-MILE ICE CHALLENGE

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LOOKING BACK 1959 – 2019

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REWILDING FLOREANA

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DODO DISPATCH

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BE INSPIRED

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IN NUMBERS – SIXTY YEARS OF SAVING SPECIES

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P H O TO A N D ILLUST RAT IO N CR ED ITS Nejob Ahmed, Will Bertram, Joe Blossom, Udayan Borthakur, Emma Caton, Nik Cole, David Cook Wildlife Photography, Georgia Dicks, Albrecht Dürer, Estate of Gerald Durrell, Matt Goetz, Gregory Guida, Island Conservation, Simon James, Lars W Jenson, Tiffany Lang,, Richard E Lewis, Dean Maryon, Chris Scarffe, Colin Stevenson, Ann Steward, James Warwick C O V E R I MA G E Charlie Wylie

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NATURE CONNECTION D R L E S L E Y DI C K I E C HI E F EXECUTI V E OFFI CER

This will be the summer of giant, colourful gorillas across our island. Fabulous life-size works of sculpture, subject to the imagination of artists from far and wide. Our Go Wild Gorillas sculpture trail will be fun, exciting, thoughtful and, due to its very nature, it will get people out and about exploring Jersey, as they track these magnificent silverbacks. But what can we really say about the use of the arts in nature connection and species conservation? Is it just fun, or something deeper? For me, it goes beyond the obvious, into how we interact and make sense of the world and our place in nature.

First, let’s remind ourselves about nature connection. In our Rewild our World strategy, which governs all our work, we have committed to helping one million people feel better connected to nature. ‘Nature Connection’ refers to a person’s beliefs about the extent to which they are part of the natural environment. It has been demonstrated to be a powerful underlying structure, impacting our values, our self-identity, attitudes and ultimately pro-environmental behaviour. We have all experienced the pleasure of a woodland, a sandy beach, a view for miles across countryside. We like how it feels and intuitively we know its ‘good for us’, but we seldom stop to consider it in a mindful way. We also know from multiple studies that children who have extensive nature connections will grow into adults who are more protective of nature. We also know that children draw freely, only tending to stop when others suggest, either directly or indirectly, that some people are ‘good’ at drawing and some people ‘bad’.

What a tragedy – everyone can draw and we know that art practice actually helps people in multiple ways, from being in art classes and socialising, to slowing the progress of some forms of degenerative brain disease as we age. Art therapy has been used extensively with patients suffering both physical and mental ill-health, and has been shown to improve mood, and reduce perception of pain and anxiety. Put art and nature together and I think we have a free-for-all wonder drug!

The importance of art in human culture is notable, having been observed in cave and rock art in very early human civilisation.

Intriguingly, animals are by far the most depicted aspects found in early cave art, indeed the most depicted images in all early figurative art. It has been suggested that this ‘storage of external information’ is due to the reliance early humans had on animals for their survival, either as sources of food or to be avoided as large predators. Simply put, can I eat it or will it eat me?

There is evidence that even amongst the earliest peoples moving to new areas. Not only did they bring artistic methodology and traditions, but they responded to the environment around them by developing new imagery. This is seen in the Sahul region (New Guinea, Australia, and Tasmania), populated 45,000 years ago, where paintings and carvings showed distinctive styles and views.

Rock art can also tell us about humans changing relationship with nature, away from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agricultural settled peoples, as the form of art undertaken moves from the naturalistic animal designs to more stylised forms of animals, more human forms and geometric designs.

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In medieval art there is a plethora of images depicting human-animal hybrids, suggestive that the separation of humans from other animals, as apart from nature, is a more recent construct, and that previously animals and humans were viewed as interchangeable in nature.

Young children happily make hybrid animals when drawing, with their closer association with nature perhaps freeing them to experiment and translate that they are connected to animals around them.

Animals continued to be a popular aspect of visual arts throughout history and remain so to this day.

Put art and nature together and I think we have a free-for-all wonder drug!

Many contemporary artists use nature in their art and very specifically highlight environmental issues. The Danish artist Thomas Dambo makes wonderful giant trolls out of recycled materials and ‘hides’ them in woodlands to be discovered.

Whilst focusing on a message of recycling, the fact that people have to be out in nature to find them will help stimulate opportunities for connection to nature.

This year on Jersey we saw the fabulous, Millions of Penguins exhibition by local artist Nick Romeril. It was incredibly popular, not only due to the wonderful images that Nick created and his impressive skill, but also because people really like penguins.

Having been a penguin keeper when I was younger, I can say he really captured their spirit and attitude, not just their outward visual appearance. This was a truly joyful set of images.

So, the next time you are out for that walk in nature, take a little sketch book.

Have a go. It doesn’t need to perfect, it doesn’t have to be seen by anyone else, but it will make you look that bit more closely at the view, a leaf, a flower, or a bird. See it as an artist, and feel that little bit more connected.

Go Wild Gorillas will come alive from 27th July – 14th October 2019. Find out more at GOW I L DGOR I L L A S. OR G C LO C K WI SE FR O M LEFT Ding-Dong a gorilla from our upcoming Go Wild Gorillas trail, Dürer’s Rhinoceros a woodcut from 1515 by Albrecht Dürer, Little Tilde by Thomas Dambo.

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MADAGA S CA R’S P OCH A R D + M E 3 0 Y EA RS, O N E DU C K DR G LYN YOUNG HEAD OF B IRD D EPAR TMENT

My interest, some may say obsession, started in earnest exactly 30 years ago.

It’s been an extraordinary ride.

Starting at Durrell in the 1980s, my then boss, David Jeggo, encouraged me to plan a project from start to finish.

Maybe he meant it as good personal development but he didn’t factor in innate stubbornness. A wildfowl enthusiast from a young age and learning the importance of Madagascar and its many extraordinary animals and plants meant that research into the country’s ducks came easily. I quickly realised that there were 10 to choose from, four found nowhere else and none even remotely safe or, indeed, understood. Plenty to work on, plenty in need of good science and conservation.

Plans came, plans were turned down, refined and resubmitted. I was introduced to Jonathan Smith, then at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and similarly in need of an exciting challenge. More planning ensued. Then, we met ornithologist and Madagascar resident Olivier Langrand and invited him to Jersey Zoo to present the country’s birdlife, highlight its conservation needs and suggest where Durrell could help. To say that Olivier was prepped would be, well, true. He was asked the right question at the right time in his talk, by the right person who may just have been lined up: “which bird do you think most needs conservation, a species where Durrell could help”? The reply was the Madagascar pochard. The pochard, despite once being considered common, had not been seen at its only site, Lake Alaotra, since 1960. Did it still exist, what could be done for it?

In 1989, Jonathan and I, with university students Rivo and Patrice, and Olivier’s support went on to spend six weeks in dugout canoes, camping with fishermen deep in the extensive reedbeds of Alaotra.

We saw more of this great lake and it’s marshes than any European possibly ever: from its birdlife to endless smoked fish, from illicit rum to being honoured guests at circumcisions, from tortoise eggs

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unsuccessfully incubated by a chicken to the gentle lemurs that later became another target species for Durrell. We didn’t see any pochards though, or find any hope for their survival. We did, however, leave our mark in lakeside communities and amongst the fishermen so that people would look out for “onjy”, the local name for the Madagascar pochard, and let us know.

And so, in 1991, after 30 years apparent absence, a male pochard turned up, caught by fishermen. This bird went on to live in captivity while an even larger survey again failed to find any more. We never gave up hope. I turned my attention to the Madagascar teal and Meller’s duck, studying these equally unknown species in the zoo in Jersey and in Madagascar, establishing the first breeding programmes for them while, supported throughout by Durrell, I gained two research degrees through my attempts to understand them

and help ensure their future. And what name was chosen for my first daughter?

Aythya. Taken from the latin name for the Madagascar pochard.

We never lost faith, despite no one coming forward with news. However, in 2004 at the Linnean Society of London, looked down on by the portraits of Darwin and Wallace, I suggested that the pochard might be added to that sad line of Indian Ocean ducks to become extinct. As a result it was declared “Possibly Extinct”. This seemed the catalyst the pochard needed to prove its continued survival and in 2006, Lily-Arison Rene de Roland of The Peregrine Fund (TPF) reported a small group of pochards in the mountains of north-west Madagascar, miles from Lake Alaotra.

Within days I travelled to the location to assess the situation and to once again start planning the recovery of the rarest duck in the world (perhaps also the rarest bird?).

In 2009, against the odds, we collected eggs and established a first-ever captive breeding population in Madagascar, alongside colleagues from WWT. Our first baby hatched in 2011, the 100th in 2018.

Last year, we were delighted to welcome HRH Princess Anne and the President of Madagascar to open our second breeding centre.

With so few in the wild, we needed to start using our captive-bred young to establish a new population and, with WWT, we did just that in December 2018 at Lake Sofia. With a revolutionary use of floating aviaries on the lake, which had been adapted from Scottish salmon farming cages, 21 young pochards were gently introduced into their new home. Now, 30 years after Durrell first went to look for the pochard, will the “fotsimaso” (another name for pochards used in Northern Madagascar) survive? We will have to wait and see. But with our partners WWT, The Peregrine Fund, Asity Madagascar and the country’s government, we can guarantee they have a good chance and we are still making plans to ensure the long-term survival of the species.

CLOCKW I S E FR O M AB O V E Madagascar pochard, young pochard in front of a floating aviary at Lake Sofia, Dr Glyn Young.

TECH CORNER

TH ERMAL I M A GI N G

SO ME LI K E IT HOT M AT T G O E T Z H E A D O F H ER PETO LO GY DEPA R TMENT

T HERMA L OR INFRARE D IMAG ING IS THE PR OC ESS OF TAKING D IG ITAL P ICTURE S WI T H A SPEC I ALIS E D CAME RA, WHICH REC OR DS I NF RARE D O R HE AT RAD IATIO N AS OPPOSED T O VIS IBLE LIG HT .

Software in the camera converts the heat it ‘sees’ and makes it visible in a range of colours which correspond to a particular temperature which the image is calibrated to.

The accurateness and availability of this technology in recent years has transformed the husbandry of reptiles and amphibians, which have very specific temperature requirements. We can record parameters in their wild environments and then accurately replicate them in the zoo environment to ensure the best animal welfare.

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With this camera, as well as recording the temperature in one spot (like with a thermometer), we can see the distribution of temperatures throughout an enclosure at the same time. For reptiles, it is especially important to have areas larger than the animal that are uniformly hot, to create an ideal space for basking.

We can also confirm that a basking area is heated just the right way so that the reptile heats up uniformly to the temperature of the surroundings. In the past, without the thermal imaging camera, there was no easy way to tell whether, for example, the body was heating up while the tail, legs and head remained cold.

Our veterinary staff are also trialling the camera to observe heat loss in our fruit bats when an animal has to undergo anaesthesia for medical examination. Through their huge wing membranes, bats can lose significant amounts of heat while being examined and staff can intervene and warm the wings with heated towels.

Keeping their body temperature stable aids in recovery from anaesthesia.

By filming our buildings in winter we can very easily detect heat loss through less well insulated spaces and intervene to keep our heating bills down.

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AT THE Z OO BABY MONKEYS BOOST CAPTIVE POPUL ATION The zoo now holds the only population of black lion tamarins outside of Brazil, and this received a further boost when triplets were born to one of our pairs – an unusual event as twins are the norm. The laborious birth meant the mother required some intensive treatment afterwards so the infants were taken for temporary hand-rearing. One of the infants was quite small compared to the others and failed to thrive but the remaining two were successfully returned to the mother who then resumed lactation and is suckling them successfully. This was intensive work, a difficult feat and a significant addition to the population of this Critically Endangered monkey.

BUMPER BREEDING FOR FL AMINGOS

KEEPER SKILLS

Four Chilean flamingos hatched over winter, another unusual event, bringing the total reared from this strange breeding ‘season’ to seven. The chicks were hand-reared and as part of this they were taken for walks around the zoo to exercise their developing legs – a fascinating sight for zoo visitors. They were gradually introduced into the main flamingo flock, chaperoned by their human carers initially, but are now fully reintegrated, spending all their time within the flamboyance!

Anaesthetising larger animals, whether for veterinary examination, to move them to other parts of the zoo or for export, can be a stressful process for both the animals and staff involved. These days we attempt to administer all anaesthetic in these circumstances by trained injection.

Keepers work with the animals over many months gradually getting them used to being touched and even pricked with a needle for a small reward, meaning that injection is much simpler and smoother.

The same training techniques can be used to administer medication, to check the animal’s condition and even perform ultrasound examinations.

AGM The 55th Annual General Meeting of Members of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust will take place on Wednesday the 11th September at 6pm at The Royal Yacht Hotel. Following the formal AGM business there will be a special talk on ‘Rewilding’.

Check out Durrell.org/events for more details and to find out what else is on at Jersey Zoo this year.

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NEW HOME FOR INDIGO Indigo, our adolescent male gorilla, left the zoo for pastures new in March. He has now joined a group of other young male gorillas, one of whom is his uncle, Lomako, at Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium. Since his birth in 2012 he has been a much loved member of Durrell’s gorilla family, with his mischievous personality and antics enjoyed by staff and visitors alike. However, he had started to outgrow his family here and it was time for him to move on to join his new temporary bachelor group, as he would do if he was in the wild. We will all miss him, but are confident he will have a good future in Belgium and beyond.

BEHIND THE SCENES A lot of important conservation work goes on behind the scenes at Jersey Zoo, but now visitors to the Amphibian and Reptile House can see some of this directly. A new exhibit holds the breeding tanks of orange-tailed skinks, a species that was heading for extinction before Durrell became involved. Isolated on just one single small island off the coast of Mauritius, the arrival of an invasive shrew in 2010 could have spelt disaster. Luckily we were able to rescue a number for intensive captive breeding efforts here at the zoo and in Mauritius. Now visitors have a window into the world of conservation in action.

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I N TH E W I L D FIGHTING CHYTRID IN THE FIELD The deadly chytrid fungus has driven the decline of over 200 species of amphibian worldwide, including the mountain chicken frog. With only two mountain chickens remaining on their native Montserrat, novel methods are urgently required to enable reintroductions in the face of such irreversible threats. Chytrid is known to have a narrow thermal tolerance, not being able to withstand temperatures above 29°C. Using this knowledge, Durrell scientists have been able to put together a reintroduction plan for the mountain chicken based on enclosed habitat manipulation. The semi-wild enclosures in Montserrat have been designed so that our scientists can artificially change the temperature of certain areas to mitigate the spread of infection – a world first in a wild setting. In 2018, we repurposed an old volcano shelter on the island as an insect-breeding centre to provide food for the enclosed frogs in lean times and provided training to three local forestry officers in captive insect breeding. We have also trialed techniques for sustainably heating the outdoor ponds and measuring the rate of chytrid found in these areas in comparison to the unheated habitat. Reintroductions of captive bred mountain chickens are planned to take place in July 2019.

CONSERVATION SUCCESS FOR MAURITIAN REPTILES The Red List of Threatened Species, compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is the most widely recognised assessment of the global conservation status of species.

Moving down this list indicates a species is becoming less at risk of extinction, which represents a major conservation achievement often involving years of concerted effort. We are pleased to announce that two species, the Round Island boa (Casarea dussumieri) and Günther’s gecko (Phelsuma guentheri), have made this move towards conservation safety as populations are increasing and becoming more secure. Key actions that have led to this improvement include the removal of goats and rabbits from Round Island in the 1970s, the restoration of native flora and the establishment of new populations of both species on other islands. However, work doesn’t stop there. These populations are still extremely vulnerable and efforts to continue their restoration are central to our rewilding plans for the offshore islands of Mauritius.

PL ANNING UNDERWAY IN ST LUCIA Our St Lucia Racer appeal raised over £10,000, which is a fantastic result. Thanks to your generous donations, we have launched our effort to save the Critically Endangered St Lucia racer snake alongside our partners Flora and Fauna International, the Saint Lucia National Trust and the Government of Saint Lucia. The first step will be to establish a facility to breed the snakes in captivity to ensure the survival of the species. A planning workshop for the project took place in January which was attended by Dr Nik Cole, who leads our Mauritian islands recovery work, Matt Goetz, our Head of Herpetology in Jersey, and Luke Jones, who is setting up a facility for mountain chicken frogs on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. They agreed on the final designs for the centre, the key steps needed to build it, how to establish a food source for the snakes and how to remove snakes from the wild population. This process is due to take place over a two-year period.

After the breeding facility is built it will be managed with no snakes for up to a year, which is essential to make sure it is ready to receive the racer snakes before they are introduced in the second year. In the meantime, Saphira Hunt, who works for both the St Lucia National Trust and Durrell, will survey the remaining wild snakes to track changes in the wild population. With fewer than 20 individuals remaining in the wild this is a truly ‘Durrell’ project that is using expertise from across the organisation to save endangered species.

SET TING OUR SIGHTS HIGH! In April 2019, we began trialling a new method of monitoring Alaotran gentle lemurs at Lake Alaotra in Madagascar – by drone! The method has been developed with partners at Liverpool John Moores University and piloted with our captive lemur population in Jersey. If this initial piloting phase is successful, a plan will be developed for the first range-wide drone survey of the species. Using drones instead of traditional distance sampling methods from canoe, will allow our team to survey across the entire range of the species, producing more reliable population data and ultimately helping us to improve our conservation strategies in Alaotra.

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MONITORING CR ITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES IN MANAS NATIONAL PARK As part of the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme, we have established new populations of hogs in three protected areas across the species’ native range in Assam, India. Building on this success, we are now focusing our attention on Manas National Park, which is home to the source population for our breeding programme. Grasslands have undergone a massive decline over the last 30 years and little is known about the state of hog populations in this region. We have a vision of restoring a healthy and diverse grassland ecosystem, which will involve bringing back large numbers of grazing animals. But first, we have developed a camera trap survey grid in which a network of cameras are used to identify any animals in the area. We have proven this approach as a tool for counting hogs in Orang National Park but these surveys will be on a far larger scale and will take much of 2019.

The grid will remain in place for three weeks at a time and then all images will be downloaded and analysed. The grid will then be moved to a new location to collect more images. Whilst trialing this technique we have had to contend with inquisitive elephants and illegal fires, which have destroyed a number of our camera traps. New toughened camera housing and an extra coating of chilli paste to deter elephants is now being used to protect the equipment.

Our newly launched appeal aims to fund a 4x4 vehicle for the team in Manas, allowing them to move to the different grasslands within the National Park. Please consider giving what you can to the appeal – this vehicle really will make a huge difference to the lives of the field team and the species they work to save in Assam.

R OUND ISL AND F IELD STATION GETS THE GO-AHEAD Following the fundraising success of the Rewild our Islands appeal launched at last year’s London Lecture, we are now able to start the build of a brand new field station on Round Island. The new field station will enable us to accommodate the growing number of full-time conservation staff needed on the island to deliver our whole-island restoration strategy. The station will also include biosecurity and quarantine facilities that will support the recovery and re-introduction of some of the most endangered species on Round Island and Mauritius.

TOM CADE 1929-2019 REMEMBERING A CONSERVATION LEGEND

BY PR OF. C ARL JONES

In early February, one of the great conservation biologists who shaped the way we work with endangered birds sadly passed away. Tom Cade, was an American ornithologist who founded The Peregrine Fund and was responsible for the restoration of the peregrine falcon in North America. He was a pioneer who developed many techniques for endangered bird conservation, but also a modest and unassuming man whom I first met in 1975. Tom was one of the architects for the restoration of the Mauritius kestrel as well as other Mauritian birds, and also a major player in our work with bird conservation in Madagascar.

Tom was a university academic and one of America’s most respected ornithologists who headed up the Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology. Here he established a captive breeding facility for birds of prey and, working with his students, he developed many techniques including artificial insemination, incubation, hand-rearing, and fostering and cross-fostering to wild birds as a reintroduction technique. Tom was a falconer and therefore he could merge the modern scientific approaches with the traditional ones of falconry such as hacking, the soft release technique based on an approach that dates back to the middleages.

The breeding and restoration of the peregrine falcon was the first time anyone had taken a wild species and restored it in nature using such a range of innovative techniques, integrating science with captive breeding. Tom was a pioneer of the paradigm that many of us are part of, learning how to manage endangered species in nature.

Tom visited Mauritius many times. He and his wife Renetta once spent a whole field season with us and they managed their own release site for Mauritius kestrels. Every evening, after a day in the field, he would come to see me and would describe what he had seen with child-like excitement. Spending time in the field with Tom was inspirational, for he did not think like other scientists I have worked with. Tom spent much time carefully watching and thinking, using a falconer’s intuition, with a scientist’s objectivity. The resulting depth of knowledge allowed him to understand complex problems and to find solutions. It is Tom who demonstrated how to empathise with species and yet still be able to interpret observations with the logic of a scientist.

I have many happy memories of Tom and we did many trips together including one to Arizona to see the California condors that The Peregrine Fund had reintroduced. The last time I saw Tom was when I attended his 90th birthday party, it was a great occasion of celebration, Tom surround by family and friends all telling stories about his adventurous and creative life. We have lost a giant of a man and I hope his soul is soaring with the condors, falcons and eagles whose populations he helped restore.

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C O N SER VAT I ON KN O WL E DG E FUNDING SUCCESS FOR GIANT JUMPING RAT We are thrilled to have been awarded a grant from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund for vital conservation research on the Malagasy giant jumping rat. It is not only a high priority species for the Small Mammal Specialist Group, but Durrell also has a long history of working with this amazing creature and its unique forest habitat in Menabe, Madagascar.

JERSEY STUDENTS GO WILD FOR GORILL AS More than 20 Jersey schools and education centres have signed up to participate in our biggest education and fundraising event in Durrell’s 60 year history. Over 40 small gorilla sculptures, designed by Jersey’s young people and community groups, will brighten up the shop windows of St Helier from the 9th July 2019 and hopefully raise a smile in all who see them. They will be the start of the Go Wild Gorillas project to get children out and about exploring our beautiful island.

DURRELL ENDANGERED SPECIES MANAGEMENT CER TIFICATE (DESMAN) 2019 In February, we welcomed 15 participants on our flagship course. During an intense three months, they cover a broad range of skills and knowledge for species conservation, culminating in a formal University of Kent qualification. Designed as a complete ‘tool box’ that every conservationist should have – it is delivered by many Durrell staff and external specialists. They are a fantastic diverse group of passionate conservationists from 11 different countries, many with connections to our rewilding sites and global programmes.

MARMOSET CONSERVATION WORKSHOP IN BRAZIL Durrell staff recently ran the fourth in a series of annual training workshops in Brazil, building up in-country skills for the conservation of threatened marmosets and tamarins. Around 35 conservationists from across Brazil gathered in Viçosa to learn about husbandry, captive breeding, field research, habitat protection and education. We are building up a core group of devoted and passionate conservationists through these workshops, many of whom have made significant achievements as a result of their training with Durrell.

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The conversion of once pristine habitat for human use is one of the leading drivers of the widescale decline in biodiversity. Working with local communities is an essential part of our Rewild Our World strategy as the needs of people, as well as wildlife, must be taken into account to ensure the long-term survival of these ecosystems.

In this issue, we focus on our work to rewild wetlands and dry forests in Madagascar, and the Terai grasslands in India.

OU R WORLD

The encroachment by human settlements, and in particular the conversion of land to agriculture, has heaviliy impacted the wildlife that inhabit these increasingly rare and fragile environments.

Working alongside local communities, we aim to restore these habitats and the unique biodiversity they contain, and also provide a powerful example of how communities can manage an ecosystem to benefit both people and wildlife.

BRITAIN TEMPERATE FOREST JERSEY COASTLANDS

SUMATRA - RAINFOREST INDIA - TERAI GRASSLANDS

ST LUCIA - DRY FOREST

BRAZIL - ATLANTIC RAINFOREST

MAURITIUS - ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS MADAGASCAR - WETLANDS GALÁPAGOS - FLOREANA ISLAND

MADAGASCAR - DRY FORESTS

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REWILDING SITES

INDIA

TERAI G R AS S L AND S The Terai grasslands once ran the length of the Himalayas in northern India. But many of these rich habitats have been lost or converted. They remain home to iconic species such as tiger and Indian rhino. Our goal is to restore whole grasslands, enable the expansion of herbivore populations and important species such as pygmy hog in the Assamese terai.

GOAL Rebuild rich and diverse grasslands in India for native wildlife KEY ISSUES Conversion of grasslands, change in ecological processes maintaining grasslands, extensive cattle grazing KEY PAR TNERS Aaranyak, Ecosystems India, Government of Assam, Government of India, IUCN Wild Pig Specialist Group.

SPECIES Pygmy hog, Bengal florican, hog deer Asiatic water buffalo

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SAVE THE WORLD’S MOST THREATENED SPECIES DO N AT E N O W WWW. DU RREL L . OR G/ GRASSL ANDS

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IN THE WILD

MADAGASCAR DRY FO R E S T

Dry forests in Madagascar are being converted to agriculture at an unprecedented rate. With local communities we must find ways to stem this pressure and develop positive models for the protection and future restoration of the dry forest and its native wildlife.

GOAL Protect and restore the most threatened forests and their species KEY ISSUES Widespread deforestation for conversion to agriculture, grazing lands and charcoal production KEY PAR TNERS Madagascar National Parks, Government of Madagascar, Association Fanamby, CNFEREF, WWF SPECIES Giant jumping rat, fossa, narrow-striped mongoose, flat-tailed tortoise, Madagascar teal, lemurs

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MADAGASCAR WE TL AND S

Wetlands are the most degraded ecosystem in Madagascar.

They are the lifeblood for millions of Malagasy people and home to many species found nowhere else. Our goal is to rebuild a series of healthy, functioning wetlands for wildlife and the people who rely on them.

GOAL Restore healthy wetlands for people and wildlife KEY ISSUES Habitat loss due to unsustainable agriculture, overfishing, invasive species, degraded ecosystem function and biodiversity KEY PAR TNERS Government of Madagascar, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Madagascar Wildlife Conservation, Asity Madagascar, OSDRM SPECIES Alaotran gentle lemur, Madagascar pochard, Madagascar pond heron, rere turtle

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IN THE WILD

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SECTION TITLE

REW ILD ING IND IA’S GRA SSL AND S THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF THE HIMAL AYAS WERE ONCE COVERED BY LUSH GRASSL ANDS THAT PR OVIDED HOMES TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST ICONIC WILDLIFE, SUCH AS ELEPHANTS, RHINOS AND TIGERS. With less than 10% of the original grassland remaining, pygmy hogs have been pushed to the brink of extinction as their natural habitat has been destroyed by humans.

The wet grasslands are also essential habitat for the charismatic pygmy hog. These tiny Critically Endangered

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pigs rely on the tall grass to escape predators, find food and make nests to rear their piglets. Today, only one viable, but very vulnerable, population of wild pygmy hogs remains in Manas National Park.

There are less than 250 pygmy hogs in the wild; they are not only the smallest wild pig but also one of the rarest animals in the world.

Without urgent action, the grasslands will be lost and the population of pygmy hogs and other wildlife will disappear forever.

Y OU C A N HEL P SAV E T HE W I L D L I F E A N D C OM M UN I T I ES T HAT R ELY ON T HE GR A SSL A N D S

RECOVERY OF THE GRASSL ANDS IN ASSAM IS KEY TO ENSURING PYGMY HOGS AND OTHER NATIVE WILDLIFE CAN THRIVE. Thanks to you, with our partners, we established the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme 23 years ago. The breeding centre maintains the only captive population of pygmy hogs in the world. The centre was founded with just six wild hogs in 1996 and to date we have released 116 captive bred hogs into the wild. We are working hard with the Forest Department of Assam and Aaranyak to save this symbolic species, which is perilously close to extinction.

To protect and restore the remote grasslands in and around Manas National Park we are in need of a 4WD vehicle. Your help will enable us to continue to monitor wildlife and understand the threats facing this fragile ecosystem.

With your support, we can reach communities and research important sites across three protected areas of grasslands, enabling successful reintroductions of pygmy hogs.

Your support is vital to protecting the grasslands and the wildlife that is reliant on its sanctuary to survive. Together we can drive the regeneration of ecosystems and help to restore the important grassland habitat for pygmy hogs, rhinos, tigers and other threatened wildlife.

CAMER A TR AP INSPECTION

PY GM Y HO G PIG LET S

BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PYGMY HOG CONSERVATION PROGRAMME, AS PART OF OUR GLOBAL REWILDING STRATEGY, WE WILL FOCUS ON MANAS NATIONAL PARK. Grasslands have been devastated by human activity over the last 30 years and much wildlife has already been lost. Your investment will restore a healthy and diverse grassland ecosystem, bringing back populations of grazing animals.

With your help, we will release captive bred pygmy hogs into Manas National Park and continue to work with local communities to protect India’s most precious and iconic wildlife.

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will feed the pygmy hogs for a day at the breeding centre

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will provide pH meters to monitor soil conditions

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will facilitate a community meeting with villagers

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will help purchase high-resolution satellite images

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will supply a 4x4 vehicle for the Manas Recovery Team

DONATE NOW VISIT WWW.DURRELL.OR G/GRASSL ANDS

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WH AT WILL YO UR L E GAC Y BE? Our founder Gerald Durrell was a pioneer in conservation who left an enduring legacy to the generations that follow him. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and look back at all we have achieved, it is clear to see that gifts kindly left to us in Wills have been instrumental to that success.

At Durrell we invest in four core areas to achieve our mission:

REWI L DI NG SI T ES We deliver hands on conservation to combat human-driven threats, support local communities, recover threatened or missing wildlife, and restore ecological functions and habitats.

J ER SEY ZOO We undertake endangered species breeding programmes, develop specialist animal management and breeding techniques and skills, and provide a ‘wild’ zoo experience for our visitors to more closely connect with nature.

C ONSERVAT I ON T R AI NI NG Our Academies in Jersey and Mauritius deliver specialist training and capacity building to enable conservationists and partner organisations in our priority regions to become more effective.

SC I ENC E Our Conservation Science provides evidence to guide our conservation strategies, monitor effectiveness of our actions and evaluate the impact we are achieving.

We are truly grateful to the many kind supporters who have left us gifts in their Wills. Quite simply, without their thoughtfulness and generosity, we could not have accomplished what we have over the past 60 years.

As we look to the future, this type of support is more important to us now than ever, so that together we can rebuild ecosystems and recover threatened wildlife and continue to strive to fulfil Gerald’s original legacy, to prevent species from becoming extinct.

Gifts in Wills provide essential funds which enable us to deliver significant change to the fortunes of threatened wildlife through our positive and bold vision for conservation.

In the words of Gerald Durrell: “The world is as delicate and as complicated as a spider’s web. If you touch one thread you send shudders running through all the other threads. We are not just touching the web; we are tearing great holes in it.”

But like a spider’s web, we can also rebuild the threads, making new connections between animals and their habitats.

Gifts of all sizes are equally important to Durrell, so if you can consider leaving a gift in your Will, please do contact our Legacy Manager Amy Bompas. In complete confidence, Amy will be happy to answer any questions you may have, including: • How unrestricted gifts in Wills future proof your support • Explain more about the four areas above, where you could direct your support to Durrell • Provide examples of wording that you can provide to your solicitor Please contact her on amy.bompas@durrell.org call +44 (0)1534 860065 or write to her at Les Augrès Manor, La Profonde Rue, Trinity, Jersey JE3 5BP.

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100-MILE ICE C H A LLE N G E I N BR O G U E S A N D J E A NS

GO W I L D and get involved D ONATE, F UN D R A IS E SUPPOR T , SHA R E www.durrell.org/ go-wild

When Peter Messervy-Gross and Mark Liddiard from Jersey set off to remote Mongolia to cross a frozen lake by foot, it was set to be an ultra-challenge whilst also raising funds for Durrell.

With expected temperatures below -40 degrees Celsius, they had trained for months and bought the best equipment for the conditions. However, unfortunately for Peter, during the plane journey to the start line, his bag failed to arrive and with size 13 feet it meant that no replacement kit could be found. He had no choice but to complete the trek in his leather brogues and jeans to the awe, astonishment and amusement of his fellow competitors.

Reported in the national newspapers, the story grabbed heroic headlines and was certainly testament to his true determination.

Find out how you can contribute on Justgiving – Marcus & Pete’s Mongol 100 page

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LOOKI NG BACK 1959 – 2019

On 26th March 1959 Jersey Zoo opened its gates and this year we celebrate 60 years of saving species from extinction.

PA I R S C L O C K W I S E F R O M TO P RIG H T Sir David Attenborough and Gerald Durrell with a young Sulawesi crested black macaque.

One of Sulawesi crested black macaques Gerald and Lee Durrell with DESMAN students in mid 1980’s Our latest cohort of DESMAN students

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Gerald Durrell in front of the Manor House with two young gorillas, 1977-78 Badongo, our silverback gorilla The 1959-60 all purpose Jersey Zoo vehicle Our current Jersey Zoo bus Opening day at the zoo 26 March 1959 The same spot 60 years later 26 March 2019

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IN THE WILD

Durrell’s Floreana Mitigation Programme Officer, Roland Digby tells us about his work in the Galápagos to revive Floreana’s fragile ecosystem.

Roland’s career began in zoos, specialising in aviculture and then later moving into species recovery focusing on avian reintroduction and translocation. Over the last ten years he has worked on a number of high profile projects including; cirl bunting translocation to the Roseland in Cornwall, the great crane project reintroducing cranes to the Somerset levels, the Madagascar pochard recovery program and black-tailed godwit headstarting on the Ouse Washes. The most notable achievement was developing the protocols for spoon-billed sandpiper headstarting; as this ground breaking project reversed the decline of the species on their main breeding grounds on the south coast of Chukotka, Russia.

These techniques have now been adapted for a range of other headstarting projects, inzcluding black-tailed godwits and curlew.

Roland has also worked in an advisory capacity for other projects, including a proposed Gouldian finch reintroduction to Far North Queensland and a stint breeding houbara in the Middle East.

H EAD STAR TI NG A conservation technique in which animals are reared in captivity and eventually released into the wild when they reach a certain size.

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TELL US W H Y YO U H AV E CO M E T O F L OR EA N A A N D W H AT YO U H O P E TO A CH I EVE? I have come to Floreana to develop the protocols to hold captive populations of the respective species of Darwin’s finches on the Island as a safety measure during the invasive predator eradication planned for 2020. Additionally, I will be training the national parks staff in all aspects of captive management. After the eradication, I shall be leading the translocations and reintroductions of the avian species that were previously on the island.

WH AT E X CITE D YO U A B O UT THI S PR OJ EC T ?

One of the main factors that excited me about the project was the chance to come and live and work in the Galápagos Islands, which has been a lifelong dream. With the added bonus of working with some fascinating species, whilst being directly involved with the restoration of the island’s biodiversity.

TELL US W H AT IT’S LIKE LIV IN G A N D W OR K I N G I N TH E G A L Á PA G O S ?

The islands are stunning, the people are lovely and laid back and the wildlife is amazing. I especially enjoy living right on the beach in Floreana and the ability to snorkel daily with a myriad of different fish species, as well as turtles, penguins and sea lions. Whilst resources are limited on a tiny island with only 140 residents, much of the food is grown organically on the island and that, with the freshly caught fish, is some of the tastiest food I’ve ever eaten.

WH AT H A S B E E N YO UR P R IO R IT Y SI N C E A R R IV IN G IN D E CE M B E R ?

My priority has been developing the techniques and protocols to house and hold the lowland species of Darwin’s finch (small ground, medium ground, cactus and small tree finches).

HO W D ID YO U CATCH TH E B IR DS Y OU N EEDED FO R TH E TR IA L? We used mist nests to capture the birds. We would begin early in the morning to avoid the excessive heat and making sure that netting stopped by 9am to avoid any risk of losses through overheating. The lowland species did not respond to call back (playing bird calls through speakers to attract them), so we used a technique of pre-baiting areas with cracked maize and grated yuca (cassava root), or by placing the net in front of fruiting siguela trees or those in flower, as all of the species are particularly fond of nectar.

W H Y DO Y OU N EED T O K EEP T H E B I R D S I N C A PT I VI T Y ?

We need to keep the birds as a safety net population during the eradication of invasive predators, which will involve baiting the whole island with a biodegradable poison. Due to the slight risk of some birds taking the poison and the fact that the Darwin’s finches are genetically unique to each island (with one species, the medium tree finch, found solely on Floreana), it is necessary to make sure we have protected safety-net populations of each species no matter how slim the risk.

H OW DO Y OU C H EC K T H AT T H E B I R DS A R E H EA LT H Y ?

The birds are observed on a daily basis and we focus on those that are not behaving normally, whether through injury or ill health. In the case of the latter, we looked particularly at whether the birds plumage was more fluffed up than usual (indicating poor body condition and feeling the cold) and whether the birds themselves were subdued. Likewise, we trained the birds to land on a set of scales for food and finally we take faecal samples on a weekly basis to monitor parasite levels so we can take action before any diseases develop.

W H AT ’ S B EEN T H E B I GGEST C H A L L EN G E SO FA R W I T H T H I S PR OJ EC T ?

The biggest challenges are the remoteness of the location and the strict and necessary biosecurity controls, which means we cannot just go out and buy a few sacks of finch seed mix as we would in the UK. Fortunately, we can get lots of fruit on Floreana, as well as yuca which the birds loved grated, along with quinoa and flax seed. We were also able to make an insectivorous seed mix, from ground nuts, grated egg, dried fruit and dried mealworms which the birds loved and covered the needs of the more insectivorous species.

W H AT ’ S N EX T F OR T H E PR OJ EC T ?

We are about the start the highland trial with medium tree finches and small tree finches, which will bring new and exciting challenges.

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C HALLEN GE PL ANT A TREE FOR THE FUTURE This year at Jersey Zoo we are looking back at the last 60 years since Gerald Durrell first opened our gates. We are also looking forward to the next 60 years of saving species from extinction.

You can also do something for children of the future by planting a tree either at home, school or in a wild space. By planting a tree or another plant, you will be creating a habitat for many other species such as nesting birds, squirrels, insects and invertebrates. If your plant produces seeds, fruit, nuts and flowers this will provide food for animals.

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WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Pot, soil, seeds, natural compost

WHAT TO DO: 1. Fill your pot with compost.

2. Make a small hole with your finger and place 2-3 seeds in the hole.

3. Cover the seeds back with compost.

4. Water the compost so it is damp but not soggy wet.

5. Watch your seeds grow and share your photos with us on social media

HOW DID YOU DO? Let us know how you get on growing your tree, email us at: education.admin@durrell.org

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Anole Anteater Capybara Chameleon Chimpanzee Civet Goose

Gorilla Hamerkop Mandrill Owl Porcupine Potto Python

Quokka Raccoon Skunk Tortoise Vulture

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WINTE R EX PLO R E R S

Over the Christmas holidays we trialled a new style of activity called ‘Winter Explorers’.

The intention was to encourage families to get outdoors and learn new skills, which complements our nature connection aims.

We helped the children to use hand drills, make dens, start a fire using flint and steel, and play with mud. Everyone on these sessions had such a great time, we can’t wait to do these activities again!

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WILD TRIBE Congratulations to Sam and Charlie Whiteside, who completed their awards all the way from New Zealand.

They had lots of fun doing bug hunts, planting seeds and completing sponsored challenges!

If you want to take part in the Wild Tribe award, please email: tahnee.blakemore@durrell.org

D O D O D I S PAT C H

A D AY I N T H E L I F E O F …

ZORBA

Hello! My name is Zorba and I am a radiated tortoise. I have been living at Jersey Zoo since 1976, but I hatched and grew up in Madagascar where we are known as Sokatra. My keepers think my age is around 100 years old, making me the oldest animal in the zoo!

I have seen many changes since I first arrived at Jersey Zoo together with Gerald Durrell, who brought me here, and have seen many animals come and go in that time.

From 1999 to 2001 I lived in the Amphibian and Reptile House where I was kept in a large family group as part of a breeding program. I have lived most of my zoo life in the tortoise paddocks where my current neighbours are two young Galápagos tortoises, who are only 11 years old and almost twice my size! They are quite a rowdy pair and keep my keepers on their toes because they try to climb into my side of the house and eat my food. My other neighbours are three much younger radiated tortoises and five European adders.

Each year, the other tortoises and I are kept indoors over winter so that we don’t get too cold. Our keepers make sure the house is nice and warm and that all our special heaters and lights are working throughout winter so we can sunbathe indoors. In spring I am allowed outside when it’s sunny and I love watching the male adders “dance”

at this time of year. I can understand why they dance in spring because they are kept in cold brumation (which is the reptile version of hibernation) for half the year. I’ve been told by my keepers that the adders “dance” to see which male is the strongest to impress the females.

My favourite time of the year is summer when I’m allowed to go outside almost every day and I get to eat lots of grass in the sunshine. Even though I am the oldest animal in the zoo I am always the last tortoise to go inside at the end of every day, simply because I enjoy walking around my garden and watching the world go by.

All in all I am very content with life because I have a nice house, a large garden and delicious food. My keepers also check that I am happy and healthy every morning, afternoon and evening. I especially love when my keepers give me a good scratch on my shell, it’s just like a massage in all the places I can’t reach. Another one of my favourite things to do is to step in my water bowl and make it dirty straight after my keepers clean it so that I can get some more attention!

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DO IT FOR DURRELL

B E I N SP IRED We are so grateful to all our friends, members and supporters and we’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to each and every one of you. We hope you will be inspired by some of the ways our supporters have raised funds to help us save wildlife.

REW I L D O U R WORLD C Y CLE T OUR Pat Kucza will begin his epic journey cycling approximately 25,000 miles around the globe to support Durrell’s overseas work on 20th September 2019.

The journey will take an estimated 18 months to complete in a bid to visit each of Durrell’s Rewilding Sites that include UK, Jersey, Mauritius, Madagascar, India, Sumatra, Floreana in the Galápagos Islands, Saint Lucia and Brazil.

This incredible bike journey links Durrell’s work in the wild and offers a rare opportunity to learn more about our global projects, as Pat meets our global network of conservationists. We anticipate our supporters will share and encourage him too. You can follow him on Instagram- @PatJersey

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DO IT FOR DURRELL

MAR ATHON GOR IL L A KEEPE RS You might consider running a marathon to be completely bananas, but our gorilla keepers have taken on the ultimate running challenge to support Durrell.

Mark Beresford, our Senior Keeper, completed the London Marathon on 28th April, raising over £3,500 with creative cake sales and appeals at his keeper talks.

Taking the challenge further is our volunteer keeper and Visitor Centre hero, Will Highfield a.k.a. Jersey Gorilla.

Will has committed to running the Jersey Marathon in a full gorilla suit and has become a media star, sharing his enthusiasm whilst ramping up his fundraising activities with monthly parish runs, quiz nights and raffles. To keep updated and support his efforts, you can follow Will on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @JerseyGorilla

4GR OUP PAR TNER SHIP An incredible three-year partnership is set to help transform Jersey Zoo. Local vehicle, tool, plant, and equipment solutions provider 4Group will be supporting Durrell’s site team by providing services without charge. This includes training and equipment needed to build the Charity Shop and new gorilla home. Managing Director Nigel Blandin is inspired to really make a difference for conservation, “We wish to honestly change the way we do business so we, and our customers, can understand and manage our collective responsibility to the environment”

OR ANGUTAN B AND ANAS Our family of orangutans feature on a beautiful neck warmer made by Giraffa. The illustrations of Dagu, Dana and Kea are printed on Spanish cotton and hand made in Barcelona. A donation from each scarf is donated to Durrell; you can buy yours at our gift shop at Jersey Zoo or online at www.giraffa.co

G O WIL D D AY! Durrell’s annual celebration of all things wild took place on Friday 15th February. This year we launched our Go Wild Community Fundraising Pack, which saw many schools and work places embrace their wild side; activities raised in excess of £5000.

IN NUMBERS

SIX TY YEARS OF S AV ING S P E C I E S IN NUMBERS

Durrell is proud of its many achievements over the past 60 years and some of the highlights include:

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382 SCIEN TIFIC PU BLICATIONS PR OD U CED

150% I N C R EA SE I N T HE SURV I VA L C HA N C ES OF T HEI R TA R GET SPEC I ES

THE WILD T HOUSA N D S OF A N I M A L S R EL EA SED I N T O T HE W I L D, OF 26 D I F F ER EN T SPEC I ES , I N C L UD I N G: 45, 458 A G I L E F ROG S 361 P I N K P I G EON S 174 M OU N TA I N C H I C K EN FR O G S 116 P Y G M Y H OG S 42 RED- BI L L ED C H OU G H S 21 M A DA G A SC A R P OC H A R D S

4 3 5 ,4 4 5 H ECTARES OF H A BITAT P R O TECTED , EQUA L TO 6 0 9 , 8 6 7 FOOTBALL PITCH ES

5, 500 C ON SERVAT I ON I ST S T R A I N ED F R OM 142 C OUN T R I ES A R OUN D T HE W OR L D

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