SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL INTERVIEW: THE DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST AND THEIR LOVE FOR ANIMALS

 

Dove by G. 2nd ESO Institut Bernat Metge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institut Bernat Metge first and second-year students worked on a project about the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and interviewed the charity. They told us how we can work on conservation too!

 

 How many new animals does the Durrell Conservation Trust take in weekly?

Durrell does not take in new animals at Jersey Zoo on a weekly basis, this would be more in the region of a couple of times a year. However, many of the animals at the zoo breed regularly, and have offspring throughout the year, for example: the Livingstone's fruit bats, Rodrigues fruit bats, silvery marmosets, black lion tamarins, aye-ayes, and giant jumping rats; and many of the birds, such as wrinkled hornbills, Chilean flamingos, Javan green magpies, and red-breasted geese, as well as lots of the amphibians and reptiles, including radiated tortoises, dart frogs, mountain chicken frogs, geckos, and skinks.

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Skink Wikipedia

Dart frog Wikipedia

Marmoset Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

 

 Which animal is easier to breed: the kestrel, the pink dove or the tortoise you introduced into Mauritius from Jersey?

The Mauritius kestrel- Durrell Wildlife

These species are not easy to breed, so we can't really choose one!-- they each have their own challenges; for example, pink pigeons are not very good at building their own nests, so the bird keepers put up nest baskets in trees in order to help the pigeons build their nests,  therefore helping to increase the survival rate of the chicks.

As we are not experts, how can we, simple students in Barcelona, take care of the environment and wildlife in our daily lives? s we are not experts, how can we, simple students in Barcelona, take care of the environment and wildlife in our daily lives? 

Robin Wood by Glen F.

The first important step in being a conservationist is getting outside and taking notice of nature. If you want to actively do something to help, then litter picking is a great idea and recycling what you can from the litter you collect is even better. Much of the rubbish by the roadside will be plastic bottles or aluminius, which are both recyclable materials in most areas. A litter picker and a pair of gardening gloves are advisable when handling other people's rubbish! Also, joining local wildlife groups and volunteering at animal charities is a great start too! 

 

Remember to start by visiting  https://www.durrell.org/wildlife/