Rosie Turner

Walking Zoo to Zoo on Whipsnade's 90th Birthday

Fundraising for Zoological Society Of London
£2,500
raised of £2,305 target
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Zoo to Zoo , 23 May 2021
At ZSL, we work to restore wildlife by protecting critical species, restoring ecosystems, helping people and wildlife live together and inspiring support for nature. But we cant do this without your support. Please join our fight for wildlife today.

Story

Hi, I’m Rosie and I am a large hoofstock keeper at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, looking after rhinos, giraffes, hippos, zebras, bison and some of the antelope. I’ve been a keeper for nearly 20 years now, starting my career at Whipsnade, moving to another zoo for a few years in the middle before returning and making Whipsnade Zoo my work home for the last 10 years.

ZSL has been a big part of my life going right back to visiting as a child and now I bring my own family. So, I’ve decided to do a fundraiser. I will be walking from London Zoo to Whipsnade Zoo. It’s roughly 35 miles and will take around 11-12 hours to complete, to arrive at Whipsnade before closing time.

This year, on the 23rd of May, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo will be celebrating its 90th birthday. So, what better day to complete the challenge and raise some much needed funds for the place my family and countless others love and enjoy so much. I will have a walking partner but who that will be depends on the restrictions at the time, I will add updates on this page as I go!

ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoos need to get their 22000 amazing animals fed and cared for throughout the COVID 19 crisis. Zookeepers, vets, and all priority staff are working hard every day to care for them. ZSL has lost £20 million of income in 2020 and this has continued during the closure this year too. As a charity ZSL relies on funds from supporters and visitors. A vital income that has been lost throughout the 3 times both zoos have had to close. This is ZSL’s biggest challenge in its nearly 200 year history!

You can help keep this fantastic work going by donating. Every generous gift, no matter how large or small, really does make a difference to the animals and all the research and conservation projects ZSL is involved in worldwide. £5 could buy a box of cabbages (our greater one horned rhinos munch through around 1400 cabbages a year!), £50 could pay for local field staff to work on gorilla or tiger conservation projects.

Please sponsor me if you can, and share this page with other people, it would be massively appreciated. Your support means so much to everyone at ZSL, thank you so much for being part of this.

Rosie

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At ZSL, we work to restore wildlife by protecting critical species, restoring ecosystems, helping people and wildlife live together and inspiring support for nature. But we cant do this without your support. Please join our fight for wildlife today.

About the charity

Zoological Society Of London

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We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity, and our vision is a world where wildlife thrives. We’re working every day to achieve this, through our science, our field conservation around the world and engaging millions of people through our two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,499.50
+ £473.63 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,499.50
Offline donations
£0.00

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