jersey zoo

Does anyone know where I can find online old editions of "The Solitaire" journal from the early 2000's or just general newsletters from this period ? I've been writing a history of Jersey zoo's ex-situ conservation programes for the 1990's for a thread. So far have been getting a decent...

I thought it would be good to create a thread where zoochatters can share anything they know or find out about the history of either ex-situ captive breeding of endangered species at Jersey zoo or the in-situ conservation work assisted by the Durrell Trust around the world. So feel free to...

Over the past couple of months I've been looking at the Jersey zoo "Adopt an animal" scheme as I have been considering doing it this Christmas as a present to myself. Let me be clear, I'm not really into the whole "adoption" thing in zoos and I wouldn't normally even consider it as I'm strapped...

On the Colchester vs Jersey zoo hoofstock cup thread I was struck by how relatively few species Jersey zoo actually keep and how much better this is in my opinion than the average zoo with its ABC collection crammed full of species that serve no real purpose being there. The majority of the...

Today would have been Gerry's 89th birthday, were he still with us. I started a thread on Durrell's Facebook Happy Birthday, feel free to add your tribute, as I hope to pass them all on to Lee later this week. If you aren't a member of Facebook, and want to add them here, I'll make sure I...

Hi Everyone, We (Durrell) are looking for around 70 people to watch a video (a new awareness campaign, featuring some interesting characters, both real and cartoon!) and give us some feedback via a short online survey. We've invested rather heavily for us, given that we have very little...