BE INSPIRED

DO IT FOR DURRELL

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.

REWILD OUR WORLD CYCLE TOUR

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

MARATHON GORILLA KEEPERS

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

4GROUP PARTNERSHIP

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”

ORANGUTAN BANDANAS

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

GO WILD DAY!

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.