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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Jersey Zoo welcomes giant otter duo
A furry mother and daughter duo have arrived at their new home in Jersey Zoo. The Trinity-based site said the giant otters, called Alexandra and Fia, had come to the zoo from Yorkshire Wildlife Park and would be living in its South American House. A Facebook post from the zoo said giant otters were classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List due to issues including habitat loss, water pollution and illegal hunting. Bosses at the zoo said they were "delighted" to have them join the site, adding their species had long, powerful tails and were speedy swimmers. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to More on this story Zoo reveals sex of baby sloth six months after birth Rare bat pups born at zoo after recent deaths Jersey Zoo welcomes 'lifelike' dinosaur puppets Related internet links Jersey Zoo
BBC News
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Escaped capybara forces temporary closure of zoo
Drusillas Jersey Zoo closed earlier after a capybara escaped from its enclosure. Staff noticed the large rodent called Tango was missing while doing their morning checks at about 08:00 BST. The zoo reopened at about 11:30 BST after the mammal team "quickly located" Tango in the Tamarin woods in the zoo grounds, said a spokesperson. Triplet Tango, who is just under two years old, moved to the zoo recently from Druisillas Park in East Sussex where he was a feature of World Book Day and demanded cuddles from author Dame Jacqueline Wilson. The zoo, founded by naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell, thanked visitors and members for their patience. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Zoos and Zoology
BBC News
13-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
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
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Jersey Zoo's late founder honoured with sea of flower sculptures
Thousands of flower sculptures are now on display at Jersey Zoo to mark 100 years since its founder was born.A meadow of 5,000 flower sculptures, made as a tribute to the man behind the zoo, conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died in 1995, has been installed at the zoo by artist Stuart after his death, Mr Durrell's wife, Lee, was made honorary director of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, which operates the said the art installation was "fabulous" and "a celebration of wildflowers". "From looking at Gerry's writings we found out what his favourite wildflowers were," she told BBC Radio Jersey."A lot of those exhibited will be of those flowers, and so it's all part and parcel of nature, animals, and plants."Jersey Zoo said the plants - made from 100% renewable plant-based ingredients -would be on display until 30 September."Planting 5,000 of anything is a total mission," said Mr Temple. He added: "It's been a lot of work but I've got them all in the ground and I hope people really enjoy seeing them."Mr Temple said he wanted people to take a flower from the display because it "supports the ongoing work" of Durrell around the world."I want people to think about how important the natural world around us is, and the danger that these habitats are facing, and about the species we're trying to save."
BBC News
25-05-2025
- BBC News
Libertybus unveils new cross-island Jersey route
LibertyBus has announced the launch of its summer timetable with increased services and the introduction of a new cross-island 10 is Jersey's first cross-island bus service in more than 10 years, said route, which launches on Tuesday, will connect Jersey Zoo in the north to the Enid Quenault Health Centre in the south west, passing through Trinity, St John, St Mary, St Peter, and St Brelade. Initially operating on weekdays from 8:30 to 13:30 BST, the service will expand to full-day, seven-day coverage from 21 July, pending a successful trial. Other summer changes include:Increased Sunday frequencies on Routes 1A, 2, 5, 7, and 19Route 8 gains an additional Sunday evening journeyRoute 12A will now run every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, improving services to St Aubin and St Brelade's BayRoute 14, the popular open-top "Beach Bus", returns for the seasonRoute 24 will operate on Sundays for the first timeRoute 28 will see increased frequency to the Jersey War TunnelsThe full timetable is available on the LibertyBus website.
