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Jersey Zoo

The zoo Gerald Durrell founded in 1959 to save endangered species, set in a wooded valley.

Photo: Elrond · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
La Profonde Rue, Trinity, JerseyDirections
Getting There
About 20 minutes by bus or car north of St Helier.

Why Go

The author of My Family and Other Animals built a zoo devoted to breeding rare animals and returning them to the wild. Today it keeps over 130 species, from gorillas and orangutans to lemurs, bats and frogs, in spacious grounds.

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