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News Archive
Below are the news reports for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Details
Birth: January 2007
Two Spiny Turtles have successfully hatched, the third and fourth for Durrell in only two years. Only two other zoos in the world have succeeded in hatching this endangered species.
Birth: 28 April 2006
Four Meerkat kittens, 3 males and 1 female, have been born. Although one of the least threatened of the mongoose family, the Meerkats are helping the development of husbandry methods for saving more seriously threatened species such as the Narrow-striped Mongoose from Madagascar.
Arrival: April 2006
A family of Black Howler Monkeys, a mother and her three children, have arrived from Bristol Zoo to join the `Cloud Forest' exhibit. Although not endangered themselves, this species will help highlight the plight of their critically endangered cousins, the Brown and Coiba Island Howlers.
Depart: March 2006
Twelve rare Northern Bald Ibis have been transferred to Jerez Zoo, Spain to take part in a breeding programme with the ultimate aim of reintroducing the species into the wild in Southern Spain.
Notes:
Where possible, the dates given are for the event itself, but some zoos do not make this information available, when the date of announcement is used instead.
Seasons: Winter = Jan - Mar, Spring = Apr - Jun, Summer = Jul - Sept, Autumn = Oct - Dec.
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