“Go Wild Gorillas combined art with conservation and got people out and about enjoying more wild time with family and friends.” Lesley Dickie, chief executive of the Trust. “We wanted to mark the (60th anniversary) occasion with a project that involved the whole community and got people out and about exploring our beautiful island,” says Dr. It also helped kick off a fundraising drive by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to build a new £5 million home for the zoo’s growing gorilla family. Situated in French Lane, RBC Wealth Management chose and adopted this particular gorilla as part of the Go Wild Gorillas sculpture trail that celebrates 60 years since the Jersey Zoo opened. A troop of 85 gorillas have descended upon Jersey, beautifully re-imagined through the creative eye of artists, schools and community groups. Symbolising the abundance of wildlife surrounding the Channel Islands, the sea comes alive as seals, dolphins, jellyfish, anemones and shoals of mackerel and cod swim across Jer-Sea’s body. Nestled among them is Jer-Sea, a richly-imagined silverback gorilla created by Suffolk-based artist Anne-Marie Byrne, who’s no stranger to public art trails.
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