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Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

We don't normally list zoos, but this is no ordinary zoo. The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was founded by author and naturalist Gerald Durrell over 40 years ago with the mission to save species from extinction and it has a proven track record of doing just that. Species that have been pulled back from the brink include the Mauritius kestrel, pink pigeon, echo parakeet and Mallorcan midwife toad, and our dedicated conservationists are hard at work in threatened habitats around the world continuing the battle to protect and conserve many more.

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Endangered Lesser Antillean Iguana breed at Durrell

With its international headquarters in Jersey, the Trust has built up a worldwide reputation for its pioneering conservation techniques developed under the leadership of the late Gerald Durrell. Today, Durrell is continuing to develop its overseas work in new areas of the world, with a particular focus on vulnerable communities of endemic animals which make such a valuable contribution to global biodiversity.Summer Season: 09:30 to 18:00
Winter Season: 09:30 to 17:00

 

As an international charity the money raised by ticket entry helps our conservation programmes both at our Jersey headquarters and our international programmes.

Admission: 

• Adult: £12.90 (feeds Ya Kwanza, our 245kg silverback gorilla for 2 days)
• OAP: £10.50 (feeds our pair of Andean bears for 1 day)
• Child (4-16 years): £9.40 (feeds a baby pygmy hog for 6 weeks in our breeding centre in Assam, NE India)
• Student 17-22 years: £10.50 - only available on production of a valid student ID card (produces one training manual for our international students in Endangered Species Management)
• Family (2 adults + 2 children): £39.95 (pays for a field assistant to monitor iguana nest sites in St Lucia for 3 days)
• Family annual membership: £100.00 (buys a Global Positioning System for field workers in Madagascar)
• Child under 4 years: FREE (and the smile on their face is priceless!)

 

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