2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Pink Pigeon

The Pink Pigeon (*Nesoenas mayeri*) was by 1987 reduced to fewer than 20 wild individuals on Mauritius, making it one of the most critically endangered birds on earth. Jersey's involvement was direct: the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, headquartered on the island, had been running a captive breeding program for the species since the early 1980s as part of Gerald Durrell's broader effort to prevent extinctions the international conservation establishment had largely written off.

This coin was issued in conjunction with that program — one of several Jersey wildlife series pieces tied to Durrell's work rather than to any monetary policy decision.