Refugees of the Lost Rainforest
John Nettles explores the late naturalist Gerald Durrell's legacy through the work of a small group of people trying to save endangered orangutans on two contrasting islands, Jersey and Sumatra.
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Orangutan birth
Never-before-seen footage of the 鈥渕iracle birth鈥� of a Sumatran orangutan is at the heart of this documentary filmed to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Jersey鈥檚 Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
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听The programme highlights the work being done to help protect Sumatran orang-utans in the wild.
听Refugees of the Lost Rain Forest explores the late naturalist Gerald Durrell鈥檚 legacy through the work of a small group of people on two contrasting islands, Jersey and Sumatra.
听Enthralling footage filmed at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust includes HD footage of Sumatran orangutan Dana, giving birth to her daughter.听
听Against the odds
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The birth, on June 9, was remarkable as Dana鈥檚 previous pregnancy in 2009 suffered complications that endangered her health and resulted in a stillborn infant.
听Following the incident Dana was left with blocked fallopian tubes, rendering her infertile.
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Expert intervention by Jersey General Hospital鈥檚 head obstetrician, Neil MacLachlan, helped her to conceive, against the odds, in late 2012.
听The new baby is the second Sumatran orangutan born at Durrell in 2013; the first, Jantho, was born to 30 year old Annette on April 1.
听Conservation in action
听In Sumatra, the programme looks at the work of Dr Ian Singleton, who trained at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
听He is working to save orangutans from the impact of deforestation and other problems.
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His work, which is partly funded by donations from the people of Jersey, helps prepare them for release back into the wild.
听Experts say that the fate of orang-utans in Sumatra is in the balance.
听But the birth of two Sumatran orangutans in Jersey, helped by 21st Century technology, gives conservationists hope and is a remarkable story.
Meet the refugees of the lost rainforest
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was set up by Gerald Durrell with the aim of saving species worldwide.
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Harriet Bradshaw has been looking at the work they are doing with one particular species - the Sumatran Orangutan.
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on the 麻豆社 News website.听
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust celebrates 50 years
The Jersey-based Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is celebrating its 50th anniversary of becoming a trust.
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Naturalist Gerald Durrell registered the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on 6 July 1963.
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Renamed Durrell in memory of its founder, the wildlife park in Trinity has become world famous, thanks to its work saving endangered species.
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on the 麻豆社 News website.
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Jersey hospital consultant treats orangutan
Neil MacLachlan has had a helping hand in the births of hundreds of babies in his job is a consultant at Jersey's General hospital.
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He's been using his medical expertise to help with the births of two orangutans at Durrell's Wildlife Park.
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on the 麻豆社 News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | John Nettles |
| Executive Producer | Jon Gripton |
| Producer | Harriet Bradshaw |
| Director | Harriet Bradshaw |
