Jersey Zoo

Jersey Zoo 🐾 Discover a window into the wild at Jersey Zoo! 🐾 Enjoy the best bits in a couple of hours or spend a day discovering Jersey Zoo’s hidden gems.
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Founded in 1959 by Gerald Durrell, Jersey Zoo’s 32 acres of beautiful parkland is home to over 100 fascinating species of animal. NO BOOKING REQUIRED

ADULT £18 | Concession £16 | CHILD £14.00 | UNDER 3 FREE

We have two cafes for you to enjoy a bite to eat, an outdoor play area and free on-site parking. Most areas are accessible by wheelchair and pushchair. Motorised scooters and wheelchairs ar

e available to hire on entry. Jersey Zoo is the headquarters for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust's worldwide efforts to save species from extinction.

⭐️ You could join a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in 2025! ⭐️ 🐗 Take part in the Founder’s Trek to celebrate 100 years si...
09/12/2024

⭐️ You could join a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in 2025! ⭐️

🐗 Take part in the Founder’s Trek to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Gerald Durrell. Walk 60km from Gerry’s birthplace in West Bengal to the grasslands of Assam, home of the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme.

📆 March 22 – April 2 2025
📍India
🎟️ £2,935 per person + fundraising challenge

🗻 This exclusive 12-day expedition includes hiking and camping within sight of the world's third-highest mountain. You will also get unique behind-the-scenes insight into Durrell's work to save one of the most threatened mammals on Earth, the pygmy hog.

👇 Limited spaces available! Find out more and apply today.
https://www.durrell.org/events/founders-trek

📷 Photo 2 by Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme Director Parag Deka

⚠️ Zoo closure ⚠️ Following an assessment of the site, Jersey Zoo, the Zoo Shop, Café Firefly, and Durrell Charity Shop ...
08/12/2024

⚠️ Zoo closure ⚠️

Following an assessment of the site, Jersey Zoo, the Zoo Shop, Café Firefly, and Durrell Charity Shop will remain closed on Sunday 8 December 2024 due to the adverse weather conditions.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The safety of our staff, visitors and animals is our highest priority.

For anyone who had booked to see Father Christmas at the zoo today, our admissions team will be in touch with you.

🎁 Still need a few last-minute gifts? 🎁 🐾 Check out our online shop for animal-themed toys, clothing, homeware and more!...
08/12/2024

🎁 Still need a few last-minute gifts? 🎁

🐾 Check out our online shop for animal-themed toys, clothing, homeware and more!👇
https://www.durrell.org/shop/

💚 The gift that keeps on giving, every purchase from our shop helps to create a wilder, healthier, more colourful world.

📅 Don’t forget to place your order soon before Jersey’s last parcel posting dates to make sure your purchases get to you in time!

Rest of World: may not arrive by Christmas
UK, IoM and other CI: order by 12 December
Jersey: order by 13 December

📷 Data Manager Charlie

💬 “I look forward to working with my colleagues and our partners to develop and deliver an ambitious and sustainable str...
06/12/2024

💬 “I look forward to working with my colleagues and our partners to develop and deliver an ambitious and sustainable strategy with Gerald’s legacy at its heart, that carries Durrell into the future.” 💬

💚 Meet Durrell’s new CEO, Rebecca Brewer.

⭐️ Rebecca joined Durrell in 2019, initially as Director of Finance and then taking on responsibility of commercial operations and IT in 2020. Over the past year, she has served as Durrell’s interim CEO.

🐾 Rebecca’s new role at Durrell perfectly combines her passion for wildlife and the environment with her professional experience. Read more 👇
https://www.durrell.org/news/durrell-appoints-new-ceo/

⚠️ Zoo closure ⚠️ Due to the adverse weather conditions, Jersey Zoo, the Zoo Shop, Café Firefly, and Durrell Charity Sho...
06/12/2024

⚠️ Zoo closure ⚠️

Due to the adverse weather conditions, Jersey Zoo, the Zoo Shop, Café Firefly, and Durrell Charity Shop will be closed on Saturday 7 December 2024.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The safety of our staff, visitors and animals is our highest priority.

We will continue to monitor this situation for Sunday 8 December.

🦥 Discover how Durrell volunteers help us care for our sloths alongside keepers this 🦥✍️ Our volunteers based in the S...
05/12/2024

🦥 Discover how Durrell volunteers help us care for our sloths alongside keepers this 🦥

✍️ Our volunteers based in the South American House at Jersey Zoo record the movements and behaviours of our sloths, as well as visitor numbers and noise levels, whilst doing their usual ranger duties.

🌡 Using further recorded information, such as room temperature, humidity, and light levels, we are collating this data to assess different environmental conditions and look at the relationship between sloth behaviours and enclosure variables.

💚 Thinking of volunteering at Durrell? Find out more 👇
https://www.durrell.org/get-involved/volunteer/

📖 New book: ‘Myself and Other Animals’ by Gerald Durrell 📖 💚 The final posthumous work from Gerry goes on sale today ahe...
05/12/2024

📖 New book: ‘Myself and Other Animals’ by Gerald Durrell 📖

💚 The final posthumous work from Gerry goes on sale today ahead of celebrating 100 years since his birth in 2025.

⭐️ Mosaicked from unpublished autobiographies, uncollected pieces, and extracts, the book is an extraordinary journey through Gerry’s life in his own words, edited and introduced by Lee Durrell.

👉 https://www.durrell.org/news/myself-other-animals/

💚 We’d like to say a huge thank you this ! 💚 ⭐️ The generous time and talents that are contributed to Durrell are diver...
05/12/2024

💚 We’d like to say a huge thank you this ! 💚

⭐️ The generous time and talents that are contributed to Durrell are diverse and highly appreciated. Some of the voluntary roles we are lucky to benefit from include:

Animal diet preparation
Collecting vital data at our field sites
Connecting visitors to our history at the Gerald Durrell Story
Gardening around the zoo and on our organic farm
Interacting with visitors and monitoring animals as a zoo ranger
Office support
Trustee positions
Volunteering at events
Working in our charity shop

🐾 Our volunteers’ and trustees’ dedication and passion are invaluable and incalculable. Thank you to all of you for your commitment to saving species from extinction at Jersey Zoo and our projects around the world.

🦎 This , meet some of the incredible species that Durrell is working to protect. 🐒 🌿 Across our sites, we work with loc...
04/12/2024

🦎 This , meet some of the incredible species that Durrell is working to protect. 🐒

🌿 Across our sites, we work with local communities and partners to rebuild damaged ecosystems and restore key species and ecological functions, creating more diverse and resilient landscapes for wildlife and people.

👉 https://www.durrell.org/conservation/species/

📷 Photo 3 by Curator of Bird Harri, Photo 6 by SAFE Programme Coordinator Bela, Photo 7 by Data Manager Charlie, Photo 9 by Laury Cullen, Photo 11 by Katie Bickerton, Photo 12 by Simon Leach

Please note that Jersey Zoo will open at 10:00am on Friday 6 December to give our teams a chance to spend some time toge...
04/12/2024

Please note that Jersey Zoo will open at 10:00am on Friday 6 December to give our teams a chance to spend some time together that morning 🐾

💚 This , you can restore an estate in the Scottish Highlands for both people and wildlife. 💚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Decades of histori...
03/12/2024

💚 This , you can restore an estate in the Scottish Highlands for both people and wildlife. 💚

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Decades of historical land use on the Dalnacardoch Estate in the Cairngorms National Park have left wildlife clinging on in fragments. Together, we can breathe life back into this land by:

💧 Reviving the peatlands by blocking drains to stop water and life from draining from them.

🌱 Restoring natural processes and habitats through planting and natural regeneration of woodlands and revitalising the river.

🦫 Collaborating with organisations and neighbouring estates to encourage iconic species such as beavers and wildcats that have long been missing to return.

🌳 Inspiring local communities and visitors to immerse themselves in the environment.

⭐️ Creating jobs and establishing a one-of-a-kind training centre for conservationists and land managers.

👇 A gift from you will help recover this landscape for future generations to reconnect with Scotland’s native biodiversity.
https://bit.ly/3YAUx64

🎄🏃‍♀️ Well done to all our festive Durrell Dashers! 🏃🧑‍🎄 ⛄️ Over 500 incredible runners took to the lanes of Trinity fo...
02/12/2024

🎄🏃‍♀️ Well done to all our festive Durrell Dashers! 🏃🧑‍🎄

⛄️ Over 500 incredible runners took to the lanes of Trinity for our Christmas-themed fun run.

🏁 Race results are now available 👇
https://www.durrell.org/durrell-dash-results

💚 A huge thank you to for sponsoring the Durrell Dash for the tenth year in a row, and to 3D Events for their support.

02/12/2024

🤤 Bowl of mealworms, anyone? 🤤

💚 With a 2ft-long tongue and large bushy tail, giant anteaters are incredibly unique animals.

😮 Did you know that as part of our Rewild Carbon project, we are working together with our conservation partners Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres - ICAS to protect species in Brazil like the giant anteater.

👇 Find out more about our anteater conservation
https://www.durrell.org/visit-jersey-zoo/meet-our-animals/mammals/giant-anteater/

🎥 Mammal Keeper Laura

💚 Café Dodo will be closed tomorrow, Saturday 30 November, as we are hosting a Christmas party for our incredible volunt...
29/11/2024

💚 Café Dodo will be closed tomorrow, Saturday 30 November, as we are hosting a Christmas party for our incredible volunteers! 💚

☕️ For hot drinks and food, head to Café Firefly in our Visitor Centre.

⭐️ Join us on our 100-year journey to help this landscape thrive again ⭐️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Durrell’s first programme in Scotland,...
28/11/2024

⭐️ Join us on our 100-year journey to help this landscape thrive again ⭐️

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Durrell’s first programme in Scotland, the Dalnacardoch Estate spans 18,500 acres. Decades of historical land use have left wildlife here clinging on in fragments.

🌱 However, there is hope. You can help recover this magnificent landscape so future generations can reconnect with Scotland’s native biodiversity.

💧 Together, we can breathe life back into this land by restoring a rich mosaic of habitats and creating a landscape where natural processes flourish and once-lost species return.

💚 Working with local communities, we will nurture a deep, emotional, and economic connection between people and the environment.

👇 Donate now
https://bit.ly/3YAUx64

⭐️ Take on a new challenge in 2025 and run a marathon for Durrell! ⭐️ 🏃 We have one pre-paid entry spot for the London ...
27/11/2024

⭐️ Take on a new challenge in 2025 and run a marathon for Durrell! ⭐️

🏃 We have one pre-paid entry spot for the London Marathon and three for the Brighton Marathon available.

🤩 All we need are four superstar supporters to run 26.2 miles and raise money to save species from extinction!

📅 6 April 2025
📍 Brighton, England
💚 £400 fundraising target per runner

📅 27 April 2025
📍 London, England
💚 £2000 fundraising target

👇 Could you be one of our next marathon runners?
Please contact [email protected] before Wednesday 4 December for more information.

🦌 Meeting Father Christmas is going to sleigh! 🦌 ❄️ Take part in fun festive activities🎅 Meet Father Christmas 🎁 Receive...
26/11/2024

🦌 Meeting Father Christmas is going to sleigh! 🦌

❄️ Take part in fun festive activities
🎅 Meet Father Christmas
🎁 Receive a present

✨ Tickets must be booked in advance👇
https://www.durrell.org/events/meet-father-christmas/

💚 Please consider cycling, car-sharing, catching the bus or travelling by reindeer to Jersey Zoo.

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Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augrès Manor, La Profonde Rue
Trinity
JE35BP

Opening Hours

Monday 09:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:30 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:30 - 17:00
Thursday 09:30 - 17:00
Friday 09:30 - 17:00
Saturday 09:30 - 17:00
Sunday 09:30 - 17:00

Telephone

01534 860000

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A message from our Board of Trustees and leadership team. 👇 Read more on our website https://www.durrell.org/news/moving-forward-the-next-chapter-for-durrell/

🤤 Bowl of mealworms, anyone? 🤤 💚 With a 2ft-long tongue and large bushy tail, giant anteaters are incredibly unique animals. 😮 Did you know that as part of our Rewild Carbon project, we are working together with our conservation partners Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres - ICAS to protect species in Brazil like the giant anteater. 👇 Find out more about our anteater conservation https://www.durrell.org/visit-jersey-zoo/meet-our-animals/mammals/giant-anteater/ 🎥 Mammal Keeper Laura

🎄 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🎄 💚 Our amazing Site Services team have been hard at work putting up this year’s Christmas tree at the zoo. ✨ Have you put your tree up yet?

Geladas cuddling
Geladas cuddling

🥹 Sound up for cute monkey noises 🥹 🐒 Did you know geladas can use over 30 different noises to communicate? 🎥 Mammal Keeper Laura

World Anteater Day with Zena the giant anteater
World Anteater Day with Zena the giant anteater

🧐 How long is the tongue of a giant anteater? 🧐 💚 This #WorldAnteaterDay, get to know Zena the giant anteater who lives in the South American House at Jersey Zoo. 🐜 With a 2ft-long tongue and sticky saliva to pull ants and termites from their nests, anteaters can eat up to 30,000 ants a day! 😱 They are the largest of four living anteater species, all found in Central and South America. 👇 Learn more about Zena and how we’re helping her wild counterparts https://www.durrell.org/visit-jersey-zoo/meet-our-animals/mammals/giant-anteater/ 🎥 Mammal Keeper Sam

🦍 Can you believe that little Amari is 5 today?! 🎉 💚 She's been given plenty of treats from the keepers to celebrate. Wish her a happy birthday in the comments!

🍁 It’s leaf pile season 🍁 🤯 Did you know that slender-tailed meerkats can close their ears to stop sand and dirt from getting inside while they’re digging? 🎥 Mammal Keeper Laura

🎃 Happy Halloween from all of the animals at Jersey Zoo! 🎃

🥳 Happy 25th birthday to Badongo! 🥳 🦍 The silverback western lowland gorilla celebrated with a special treat from our keepers: a hessian sack stuffed with walnuts! 🥬 Western lowland gorillas can weigh up to 180kg! Despite his size, handsome Badongo is very gentle-natured. He loves his family and lettuce. 👇 Meet the rest of the troop here https://www.durrell.org/visit-jersey-zoo/meet-our-animals/mammals/western-lowland-gorilla/

🎶 Round of ape-lause for Genta and Hazel’s duet! Sound up to listen to their morning melody. 🎵 🌴 Every gibbon species has its own unique song, and couples call together using harmonies and coordinated sounds. 🖤 Genta is a young male northern white-cheeked gibbon, and Hazel is our loveable older white-handed gibbon. Despite being different species, the pair love duetting whilst sunbathing and grooming each other. 👇 The gibbons are most likely to sing on sunny mornings. For a chance to hear them singing, visit Jersey Zoo. 👇 https://www.durrell.org/visit-jersey-zoo/

🥳 Happy 4th birthday Tafari! 🥳 🎂 Him and Nacho celebrated by sharing a delicious meal of mashed fruit. 🐷 Did you know that aardvark means ‘earth pig’ in Afrikaans? 👉 Learn more about these incredible animals on our zoo app! Search Jersey Zoo in your phone’s app store to download it for free today.

🔊 Volume up for an un-frog-ettable song! 🐸 🎶 This male mission golden-eyed tree frog is using its large vocal sacs to produce a unique and loud mating call. 🌴 The tree-dwelling amphibian from the rainforests of South America is also referred to as the “Amazon milk frog” because of the milky, poisonous secretion it produces when threatened. 🌱 Experience the stunning sounds of South American rainforests at Jersey Zoo’s Reptile and Amphibian House 👇 https://www.durrell.org/visit-jersey-zoo/ 📷 Herpetology keeper Ambika

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Our Story

Jersey Zoo was founded in 1959 by author and naturalist Gerald Durrell. Our 32 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds are home to over 100 species of bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian, many of which are threatened with extinction in the wild.

The zoo serves as a sanctuary, captive breeding and research centre, and headquarters to our global charity, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, who’s mission is ‘Saving Species from Extinction’. Over the last 60 years, our experts have saved 14 species from extinction, released thousands of animals into the wild of 26 species, trained 5,500 conservationists from 142 countries and protected 435,445 hectares of habitat.

Our onsite facilities include the Durrell Conservation Academy, luxury wildlife camp, hostel, two cafés, and gift shop.

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