
Durrell’s Orangutan: Conservation technology
Former Durrell ape keeper Dr Ian Singleton looks at how technology is increasingly leading the battle to save Sumatran Orangutans, plus all the news, travel and weather.
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Durrell’s Orangutan

It is fifty years since the famous naturalist Gerald Durrell turned his conservation vision into a charity.
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He wanted to create an organisation to save species from extinction.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Jersey will be examining how successfully the Durrell organisation is fulfilling the ambitions of its founder, in Jersey and across the world.
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This weekend you will be able to see exclusive footage of the birth of Durrell’s newest Sumatran orangutan in a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ television documentary.
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It is thought to be the first time a Sumatran orangutan birth has been caught on camera.
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- Thu 11 Jul 2013 07:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Jersey