Jersey Zoological Park
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Jersey Zoological Park (or simply Jersey Zoo) is a 25 acre (100,000 m²) zoological park established in 1959 on the island of Jersey in the English Channel by naturalist and author Gerald Durrell (1925-1995).
Durrell began his career capturing animals for other zoos, but thought that the facilities needed to concentrate more on animal conservation rather than mere entertainment. He tells the story of starting the zoo in his book A Zoo in my Luggage.
Jersey Zoo has always concentrated on rare and endangered species. Despite a lack on emphasis on large, crowd-pleasing animals, and its relatively out-of-the-way location, the zoo reports more than a quarter-million visitors annually. It has some 1,900 birds, fish and other animals, comprising 190 species.
The zoo is located at Les Augrès Manor, Trinity, Jersey, 5 miles north of Saint Helier. It officially opened on March 26 1959.
Since 1964, the zoo has been home to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (formerly the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust).
Current Breeding Programmes at Jersey Zoo
- Western Lowland Gorilla 1959-
- Celebes Crested Macaque 1963-
- Andean Bear 1963-
- Ring-tailed Lemur 1964-
- Chilean Flamingo 1966-
- Sumatran Orangutan 1968-
- Red-crested Turaco 1970-
- Bali Starling 1971-
- Congo Peafowl 1971-
- Grey Crowned Crane 1971-
- Palawan Peacock Pheasant 1972-
- Northern Bald Ibis 1972-
- Silvery Marmoset 1973-
- Edwards pheasant 1975-
- St Lucia parrot 1975-
- Rodrigues fruit-bat 1976-
- Jamaican Boa 1976-
- Rhinoceros Iguana 1976-
- Pink Pigeon 1977-
- Meller's Duck 1977-
- Round Island Boa 1977-
- Radiated Tortoise 1979-
- White-naped Crane 1979-
- Golden Lion Tamarin 1980-
- Agile Frog 1980-
- Parma Wallaby 1981-
- Swan Goose 1981-
- Red Ruffed Lemur 1982-
- Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur 1982-
- Ploughshare Tortoise 1985-
- Echo Parakeet 1986-
- Golden-headed Lion Tamarin 1988-
- Alaotran Gentle Lemur 1990-
- Malagasy Giant-Jumping Rat 1990-
- Malagasy Flat-tailed tortoise 1990-
- Aye-Aye 1990-
- Black Lion Tamarin 1990-
- Lesser Antilean Iguana 1992-
- Livingtone Fruit Bat 1992-
- Patula Snails 1992-
- Madagascar Teal 1993-
- Trinidad Stream Frog 1994-
- Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog 1994-
- Blue Poison Dart Frog 1995-
- Reticulated Poison Dart Frog 1995-
- Marbled Duck 1996-
- Lar Gibbon 1997-
- Yellow-throated Laughingthrush 1997-
- Ring-tailed Coati or Coatimundi 1998-
- Montserrat Oriole 1998-
- Mountain Chicken 1998-
- Golden Poison-Dart Frog 1998-
- Eyelash Viper 1998-
- Oriental Short-Clawed Otter 1999-
- Meerkat 1999-
- Vietnamese Pheasant 1999-
- Black-winged Stilt 1999-
- Black-necked Stilt 1999-
- Black Bulbul 1999-
- Red-eared Terrapins 1999-
- Emperor Tamarin 2000-
- Pied Tamarin 2000-
- Cottontop Tamarin 2000-
- Maned Wolf 2000-
- Blue Crane 2000-
- Mallorcan Midwife Toad 2001-
- Round Island Gecko 2001-
- Greater Flamingo 2002-
- Plumed Basilisk 2002-
- Standing's day Gecko 2002-
- Blue-tongued Skink 2002-
- Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman 2003-
- Green or Common Lizard 2003-
- Sand Lizard 2003-
- Wrinkled Hornbill 2004-
- Striped Mongoose 2004-
- Red-tailed laughingthrush 2004-
- White-rumped Shama 2004-
- Nicobar Pigeon 2004-
- Java Sparrow 2004-
- Luzon Bleeding-heartDove 2004-
- Black Howler Monkey 2006-
- Spiny turtle 2006-
- Mauritius Kestrel 1974-2001
- Pygmy Hog
- Antiguan Racer
- Snow Leopard
- Cheetah
- Babirusa
- Snowy Owl
- White-eared Pheasant
- Bornean Orangutan 1963-1990
- Serval
- Przewalski's Horse
- Volcano Rabbit
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