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No visit to Jersey can be complete without a visit to the home of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
The world famous Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust provides visitors to Jersey the opportunity to see how Durrell works to save endangered species from extinction.
The Trust's founder, Gerald Durrell, inspired an army of conservationists, both at the Jersey headquarters and worldwide, with his vision, energy, passion and foresight. Not only was he a pioneer, helping generations to understand the importance of conservation, he was also a brilliant author.
Gerald Durrell died in 1995, but his legacy lives on. For nearly fifty years the Trust has been focusing its efforts on identifying some of the world's most endangered species under threat because of over-population, deforestation and global warming.
Durrell works in areas of the world which it regards as 'iconic communities'. Countries like Madagascar are home to such an incredible concentration of bio-diversity and uniqueness that makes the loss of species all the more devastating.
Where necessary, animals are brought back to Durrell headquarters in Jersey to breed, be studied and where possible, populations re-introduced back to their countries of origin.
The world famous Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust provides visitors to Jersey the opportunity to see how Durrell works to save endangered species from extinction.
We invite you to walk, look, listen and play in 31 acres of incredible parkland. Marvel at 130 different species of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, including gorillas, lemurs, flamingos, snakes and orang-utans.
News: September 2012, new male gorilla baby born at Durrell, he and his mum Kahili and dad Badongo would love you to come and see them!
Entertainment and education - Durrell is an experience for all the family.
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latest reviews
I was brought up on Durrellâs books a firm family favourite and this is my second visit to Jersey and the park. Itâs more beautiful and a great testament to a great man's vision. Keep up the good work.
Despite the rain a wonderful day fell in love with the gorillas. The staff are fantastic polite and very helpful.
Brilliant we had a great afternoon very impressed with all the animals /conservation set up well done to all staff here.
Fab day attended all 5 talks â Fiona was super informative. Made my holiday.
Superb, was last here early 90s so many changes and improvements enjoyed every second of my visit.
I can see why Durrell has such a great reputation, we visited during a recent holiday and while the weather was not very good we really enjoyed our visit and wish Durrell well in their on-going efforts to save endangered species.
I have been a regular visitor to Durrell for years and allways enjoy my visits. I love the new cafe.
Durrell is a wonderful organisation and a great asset to Jersey. What better way to spend a few hours on a nice day,there is always something going on of interest. Durrell needs our support, why not take out an annual membership so that you can visit whenever you wish?
I really enjoyed my trip to the Durrell and think that the way the business has developed over the past few years, with new and exciting enclosures has been fantastic
Loads to do and see. Makes a great day out.
This place was by far one of the highlight of our holiday! (and we went without kids!!!). A fabulous place, that is well worth a visit to Jersey for!
A magical place to visit, and each visit presents a wealth of new experiences. You can spend a whole day or just half an hour and come away truly inspired by the visionary work that Gerald Durrell started over 50 years ago in his fight to conserve wildlife and habitats worldwide.
As a 17 year old, budding conservationist the zoo is a wonderful place to visit and understand how animals are being saved from extinction. It is suitable for all ages and is a fantastic day out for the whole family, and much can be learned in a fun, relaxed environment.
Durrellʼs is a truly world class tourist attraction that both young and old can enjoy. As a regular visitor to their Trinity headquaters I am always impressed by the way in which Durrellʼs can make the care of the animals their prime objective while at the same time providing their human guests with the opporunity to enjoy the animals in a lovely parkland setting.
Durrell are a wonderful organisation that have done so much for wildfile conservation as a result of both their captive breeding progam in Jersey and their work in saving endangered species in the wild. As a regular visitor to their wildlife park in Trinity I can recommend a visit so that you can learn more about what they are doing, see the animals and also have a great day out!