The benefactor, Yvonne Baton, left a total of £170,000 to be equally divided between the Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, the Donkey Home, the Animals Shelter and the JSPCA.
News of these bequests came as a surprise to the charities, who have described the gesture by the benefactor as extremely generous.
Dru Burdon of the Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group, who runs the sanctuary, said that they had been amazed to receive the legacy.
