A Burning Desire
Damian kept in mind, “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.”
Raising Gorillas
He helped raise the baby gorillas when he was growing up! He has forged a special bond with them, comparable to the father and the child. There were two male gorillas he loved more than anything. He said, “Both of the gorillas were planned to be moved back into the wild in a protected habitat.”