The first mammal on our records, M1, was N’pongo, a young female gorilla, so it seems fitting to mark our 60th year with a gorilla themed project. We wanted to mark this special milestone with a project that involves the whole community and celebrates the beautiful island that has been home to Jersey Zoo and Durrell since 1959.” Lesley continued: “Go Wild Gorillas combines art and conservation with the ultimate aim of raising funds to build a state-of-the-art gorilla house for our beloved family of western lowland gorillas at Jersey Zoo. Dr Lesley Dickie, CEO of Durrell commented on the launch of Go Wild Gorillas: “I am so excited and proud to bring this incredible art trail to Jersey to celebrate our 60th anniversary. The self-guided trail will lead people on a journey of discovery, not only to see the gorillas themselves but the nature in which they are placed. These majestic and imaginative pieces of art have been uniquely created by artists, both local and international, to form a free sculpture trail that the whole community can enjoy this summer.

Go Wild Gorillas is a spectacular art trail organised by, and in aid of, Durrell in partnership with Wild in Art, consisting of 40 brightly-coloured, artist-imagined, life-size gorilla sculptures. On Saturday 27th July, Jersey will wake up to 40 uniquely designed, life-size silverback gorilla sculptures, all individually placed across the island at iconic locations from Corbiere to Gorey to create the Channel Islands’ largest public art trail to date.

Go wild gorillas map