A Burning Desire
Damian always had a desire to work with animals. He said, “You have to understand that when he died, there was no money in the bank and these parks were losing £4m a year. Now we have to find £10m a year. I can see why the other family members didn’t want to be involved. My brother and sister had no interest in animals, but I was compelled to do it.”
A Burning Desire
Raising Gorillas
Damian helped raise several baby gorillas when he was younger. They formed a bond and he treated them as if they were his own. Ima and Djalta were their names. “Both of the gorillas were planned to be moved back into the wild in a protected habitat,” he explained during an interview. He was adamant about saving these gorillas and providing them with a happy life, something all animals deserved.
Raising Gorillas