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Livingstone's fruit bat pups born at Jersey Zoo
Twelve pups of an endangered species of bat have been born at Jersey Livingstone's fruit bat pups were born a couple of weeks after 10 adult bats died from an the diagnosis of Pasteurellosis, a bacterial infection, the 80-strong colony was removed from the public viewing area, split into four groups and the bats were given intensive treatment.A spokesperson for the zoo said there had been no further deaths and the bat pups and their mothers were "doing well". The spokesperson said work to develop a vaccine to prevent another outbreak was underway and it would be the first for bats for this type of bacteria. They said: "As with any new process, it involves working through things systematically and thoroughly."The team is now considering options for returning the bats to public Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust which owns the zoo said its population makes up 75% of the global captive population of Livingstone's fruit trust said there are about 1,000 of the species living in the wild, on the Anjouan and Mohéli islands of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean.
BBC News
28-04-2025
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London Marathon 'phenomenal' - Jersey colon cancer patient
A Jersey colon cancer patient who completed the London Marathon on Sunday said the experience was "phenomenal".Sam Wilkes was diagnosed with the disease in August and finished his chemotherapy treatment in treatment meant Mr Wilkes was not able to train fully for the finished in five hours and five minutes, raising more than £3,100 for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Friends of Jersey Oncology (FOJO) charities. Mr Wilkes spoke to BBC Jersey on Monday morning and said: "My legs aren't as bad as I'd thought they'd be but my feet are in tatters."I was actually five minutes quicker than I was the last time I ran this marathon."He added: "The day was phenomenal - just the noise, the runners, the crowd, the support, all of it was exceptional all the way through."The 2025 London Marathon set a new world record for the number of finishers. Katie Cartwright was another Jersey runner who completed the London had run the Boston Marathon six days prior to the event in the UK Cartwright said: "It seems to be the only major I have done so far where you end up seeing a four-person caterpillar, a netballer, Big Ben, a helicopter, Spider-Man all running the marathon alongside you."
Yahoo
25-04-2025
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Colon cancer patient to run London Marathon
A Jersey colon cancer patient is running the London Marathon for two charities in the island. Sam Wilkes was diagnosed with the disease in August and soon afterwards started aggressive chemotherapy treatment. He has responded well and came off the treatment in March. Mr Wilkes is now waiting to hear if the chemotherapy has been successful and he is doing the race to raise money for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Friends of Jersey Oncology (FOJO). Mr Wilkes is a keen runner and both charities have a special meaning to him. He said "it was a real shock" to hear he had cancer but "every step of the way the health service has been with me and it's been a really positive experience as much as it can". "I've been impressed by Durrell and the work they do and their race - the Durrell Dash - was one of the first I did after my surgery so it really has a special place in my heart," Mr Wilkes added. He also said "FOJO supports active cancer patients and their care has been phenomenal". "It's very good to give back to both charities", he added, having raised more than £2,400 so far. Melissa Rocha from FOJO first met Mr Wilkes when he started his treatment with the oncology department at Jersey General Hospital. She said Mr Wilkes "is a really lovely guy" and "this is just an amazing achievement". Ms Rocha added: "We're obviously completely reliant on donations and every penny goes to patients on the island." More than 56,000 people are expected to run the London Marathon on Sunday. Mr Wilkes admitted he hasn't been able to train as much as he normally would for the marathon. He said "it's a really tough one" because he was only able to sign up two months ago and so he is "not quite sure how my body will hold up". "I'm going straight for a pub once I've finished and it's been an important chapter in my life, but I am happy that has ended," he added. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to DJ raises more than £11.5k running marathon Jersey woman with Huntington's completes marathon Friends of Jersey Oncology (FOJO) Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust London Marathon
BBC News
25-04-2025
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- BBC News
Jersey colon cancer patient to run London Marathon
A Jersey colon cancer patient is running the London Marathon for two charities in the Wilkes was diagnosed with the disease in August and soon afterwards started aggressive chemotherapy has responded well and came off the treatment in Wilkes is now waiting to hear if the chemotherapy has been successful and he is doing the race to raise money for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Friends of Jersey Oncology (FOJO). Mr Wilkes is a keen runner and both charities have a special meaning to said "it was a real shock" to hear he had cancer but "every step of the way the health service has been with me and it's been a really positive experience as much as it can"."I've been impressed by Durrell and the work they do and their race - the Durrell Dash - was one of the first I did after my surgery so it really has a special place in my heart," Mr Wilkes also said "FOJO supports active cancer patients and their care has been phenomenal"."It's very good to give back to both charities", he added, having raised more than £2,400 so far. Melissa Rocha from FOJO first met Mr Wilkes when he started his treatment with the oncology department at Jersey General Hospital. She said Mr Wilkes "is a really lovely guy" and "this is just an amazing achievement".Ms Rocha added: "We're obviously completely reliant on donations and every penny goes to patients on the island."More than 56,000 people are expected to run the London Marathon on Sunday. Mr Wilkes admitted he hasn't been able to train as much as he normally would for the said "it's a really tough one" because he was only able to sign up two months ago and so he is "not quite sure how my body will hold up"."I'm going straight for a pub once I've finished and it's been an important chapter in my life, but I am happy that has ended," he added.
