Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Durrell 2012
On the people front, Durrell have announced today that current CEO Paul Masterton is moving on to pastures new.
Paul has been (and still currently is) an amazing leader, and done much to ensure Durrell as an organisation have a clear way forward. He's here for six months to ensure a smooth handover to his successor... who that may be, we don't yet know.
See durrell.org/news for more.
Paul has been (and still currently is) an amazing leader, and done much to ensure Durrell as an organisation have a clear way forward. He's here for six months to ensure a smooth handover to his successor... who that may be, we don't yet know.
See durrell.org/news for more.
Jordan-Jaguar97
Well-Known Member
Excellent news. Glad it all went well for you. Has she given birth early? It was stated elsewhere she was due in November time.
Well, we only had urine tests to go on, and there was a bit guesswork - plus some caution!
http://youtu.be/GREK862LneI
mazfc
Well-Known Member
Thanks for uploading the video. I've also just come across the one of the exchange of Ya Kwanza and Badongo which I hadn't seen before.
Remarkable coincidence that the baby shares its father's birthday.
He sure is! With Jambo as a Grandfather, and Badongo as a Father, he's no doubt going to be a great looking male. There is actually something of a shortage of young females in the captive population of Western lowland gorillas, but we are very happy to have such a promising young boy in our care!
Choughs at Durrell.
I have been reading the 'Birds on the Edge' info about the Choughs at Durrell, where a trial release is planned this autumn/winter. One thing I am unclear about, after perusing the 2012 archive, is how many birds in total Durrell currently holds. From the text it seems they have;
1. Two adult 'breeding' pairs that came from Paradise Park, Cornwall in 2010, but which so far haven't(?) raised any chicks at Jersey.
2. Three 'Ist year' Choughs bred at Paradise Park this year.
3. An unstated number of other non-breeding birds also bred at Paradise Park, from previous seasons, of which three will join the 'No2' birds to form the first trial release..
Can anyone confirm if this is correct and also fill in the missing number for 'No 3' ?
I have been reading the 'Birds on the Edge' info about the Choughs at Durrell, where a trial release is planned this autumn/winter. One thing I am unclear about, after perusing the 2012 archive, is how many birds in total Durrell currently holds. From the text it seems they have;
1. Two adult 'breeding' pairs that came from Paradise Park, Cornwall in 2010, but which so far haven't(?) raised any chicks at Jersey.
2. Three 'Ist year' Choughs bred at Paradise Park this year.
3. An unstated number of other non-breeding birds also bred at Paradise Park, from previous seasons, of which three will join the 'No2' birds to form the first trial release..
Can anyone confirm if this is correct and also fill in the missing number for 'No 3' ?
Hi Pertinax,
I actually don't know offhand how many birds we have! I'll speak to the project head tomorrow and let you know. We did breed one chick this year, but sadly we lost it. It's proving to be very complex, but the soft release is likely to go ahead as planned early next year.
Bear with me, will get the details for you soon.
Rick
I actually don't know offhand how many birds we have! I'll speak to the project head tomorrow and let you know. We did breed one chick this year, but sadly we lost it. It's proving to be very complex, but the soft release is likely to go ahead as planned early next year.
Bear with me, will get the details for you soon.
Rick