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Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has ‘offi-shell-y' welcomed a new sculpture to this year's Tortoise Takeover with a nod to Aesop’s most famous fable: ‘The Tortoise and The Hare’.
Making a big splash at St Catherine’s breakwater this morning, the secret sculpture, ‘Love to Run’, used local rib operator Jersey Seafaris to make its grand entrance.
The hare sculpture is nearly two metres tall and has been painted by renowned local artist Nick Romeril.
WATCH: The hare sculpture used local rib operator Jersey Seafaris to make its grand entrance this morning.
Each week, the hare will be racing around the island, visiting various tortoises at locations around Jersey.
At the end of Tortoise Takeover, for which Express is proud to be media partner, the hare will join the other large tortoise sculptures in being auctioned off to raise vital funds for a new reptile and amphibian house at Jersey Zoo.
Logistics supplier Ferryspeed, who has supported Durrell with the transportation and storage of the tortoise sculptures, is sponsoring the hare and will help it ‘hop’ around the island for the trail.
Romeo Albuquerque, Freight Operations Manager at Ferryspeed, said: “We were absolutely thrilled to be asked to sponsor the hare for Tortoise Takeover and share some of our expertise and resource in logistics to enable Durrell to deliver such a spectacular event.
"The project has been a delight to work on and has created a real buzz in the business and understanding of what Durrell delivers globally. We are looking forward to popping up all over the island with the hare as we also follow the trail.”
Pictured: Ferryspeed will be helping the hare ‘hop’ around the island for the trail.
Dan Luce, Director at Seafaris, added: “It has been a real privilege to be involved with this project, to have the hare make landfall at St Catherine’s, riding on the bow of a Seafaris vessel, is both exciting and momentous.
"The team at Durrell have done a fantastic job, the trail is an amazing asset for both islanders and visitors.”
Dr Lesley Dickie, Durrell CEO, said: “We are so excited to welcome ‘Love To Run’ to the trail which we hope will surprise and delight both islanders and visitors alike. The fact that the majestic hare sculpture will be located next to different tortoises for the remainder of the trail really adds a fun twist.
"We are so grateful to the amazing team at Ferryspeed, who have been such amazing support for this trail. They have shared our enthusiasm for this surprise sculpture, and it is thanks to them that we are able to move the hare to a different location every week.”
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Those wanting to see the hare, can keep up to date on its location by following @Jerseytortoises on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, by visiting the official Tortoise Takeover website.
The hare will not be available on the official Tortoise Takeover app.
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