Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
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Overall great place! We spent there more than 2,5 hours. Did not eat, just observed animals.Two things to mention. 1. Aye-Aye, who is promised to be displayed, is actually not. You step into dark room and see nothing....So, to be honest, they keep it in the Zoo, but not " display". 2. Bats' tunnel is closed for some reconstruction.....during the high season, summer kids holidays. It is obvious, that kids like such creepy stuff more than birds etc...
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Wonderful zoo with plenty to see for all ages. Pleased to know they are still supporting projects in the wild and various breeding programs.<br>Several animals are more active in the morning, especially when they get fed, so easier to see.<br>Got to see the new giant otters who were enjoying their new enclosure and having a lot of fun in the water!
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We spent seven hours at Jersey Zoo - it was a fantastic day out. There are so many fantastic animals to see, from the newly arrived otters to chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, reptiles, meerkats, flamingos and more. Mine and my daughter's favourite part was the wonderful Butterfly Kaleidoscope where there were so many different species flying around and - if you were lucky - landing on you. It was also extremely interesting to read about conservation expert Gerald Durrell who started the Zoo and changed the way Zoos operated. His life story is told in a designated room with boards to read and a multitude of photographs. The charity shop on the site to raise funds for the Durrell Trust is also amazing and returned on another day to visit that, spending an hour browsing its massive selection of preloved goods.
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Needs more information about animals and a better map of how to navigate the place
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A well ran/maintained zoo.<br>The family really enjoyed themselves and didn't want to leave the Butterfly zone.
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A truly important zoo to visit with plenty of wildlife, but no large animals like elephants, rhjnos, giraffes, zebras or wild cats.
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An Excellent day out for the family
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Really nice zoo and friendly staff. The sloths were asleep so the chap showed us some pics in his home. Really nicely laid out and the enclosures were spacious, especially the otter enclosure. A couple of enclosures were closed which is expected.
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Fantastic as usual
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Great place to take the children, they had the hungry caterpillar trail on while we were there, which was very sweet. Quite a few of the animal enclosures were closed for upgrades, which was a shame but has to be done!
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It is worth visiting, easy to get by bus, which run a regular service, around every 39 minutes.
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Arrived there just as it was opening, walked around and didn't see many animals, but after wandering around and stopping for a coffee in the cafe we went for another walk around and by then there were many sightings of different animals, it is a good day out and they have a children's play area as well, the Gerald Durrell museum in the grounds is well worth a visit, the zoo is easy to get to by bus.. as is everywhere on Jersey.
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Ich war enttäuscht. Viele Gehege waren leer.
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Amazing zoo, lots of space for the animals, and staff were really friendly.
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Nicely curated Zoo but we didn’t see many animals in the exhibits. Sleeping? Hiding? Don’t know.
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Fantastic day out.<br>Animal keepers very informative and knowlegable<br>Bring water if spending all day here as the cafe is long from the far end of the zoo.
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Been there before cannot fault it, staff are excellent with one’s that have learning difficulties
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Whilst the sentiment of the zoo is wonderful, when I visited recently I felt the place was unkempt and run down. The outsides of animal enclosures looked untidy and grubby. The bat and sloth houses were closed. What animals there were, either slept or looked uninterested. Pens were empty. There weren't even many people there. The whole place is lacklustre. Some species weren't even endangered. One bird was on its own in a big aviary. I came away feeling disappointed. It could all do with a big spruce up. It certainly doesn't feel like the renowned world affair it is known for. It is possible they have realised it is not big enough to carry forth its name for this day and age.
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All very good, lovely and quiet, I'm still not convinced there are animals in all of the enclosures... But it was a warm day. Maybe they were hiding. Jersey zoo is the 1st place recommended on a trip to the channel islands. It maintains its reputation very well.
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If you want a big zoo with lots of the common animals then Jersey Zoo isn’t for you. It’s a small zoo principally focused on conservation. It is visitor friendly and easy to get to by bus. There is an app but we didn’t find it very useful. Good place for kids, plenty of room to explore and lots of lovely unusual animals to see.
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Pick up a leaflet with a map on it before you go as they didn't have any when I visited. The map boards around the park are not up to date!<br>A lot of the cages are not very big.<br>I was expecting more rarer animals - as much as I love meerkats and capybara they're not in need of conservation help, they're in most zoos! I did wonder walking round what Gerald Durrell would think of the place now!
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No bears... More like a bird aviary a very rather than a Zoo
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Die Gorillas sind nett, das Schmetterlinghaus sehenswert
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Spent full day here
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I absolutely loved the Bloom flowers, butterfly kaleidoscope and the kids enjoyed the very hungry caterpillar trail.
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