Gerald Durrell – founder of the Jersey Zoo and pioneer of captive breeding

The Gerald Durrell Memorial VHS cover, with a self portrait

Gerald ('Gerry') Malcolm Durrell OBE (January 7, 1925 – January 30, 1995) was a naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter. He founded what is now called the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo (now renamed Durrell Wildlife) on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1958, but is perhaps best remembered for writing a number of books based on his life as an animal collector and enthusiast. He was the brother of the novelist Lawrence Durrell. Gerald Durrell with lemurs File links The following pages link to this file: Gerald Durrell ... Gerald Durrell with lemurs File links The following pages link to this file: Gerald Durrell ... The dodo is the symbol of the the trust and the zoo. ... Captive breeding is the process of breeding endangered animals by capturing them from their natural environment, breeding them in restricted conditions in zoos and other conservation facilities, and releasing them back to the wild when the population stabilizes and the threat to the animal in the wild is lessened or... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (472x732, 57 KB) Summary gerald durrell memorial video and brochure cover Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (472x732, 57 KB) Summary gerald durrell memorial video and brochure cover Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ... Conservationists are those people who tend to more highly rank the wise use of the Earths resources and ecosystems. ... An author is any person(s) or entity(s) that originates and assumes responsibility for an expression or communication. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by naturalist, author and television presenter Gerald Durrell on July 6, 1963, as the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, to establish breeding colonies of endangered species at Jersey Zoological Park. ... The dodo is the symbol of the the trust and the zoo. ... The dodo is the symbol of the trust and the zoo. ... This article is about the British dependencies. ... Lawrence George Durrell (February 27, 1912 – November 7, 1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan. ...

Biography

Early life in India and England

Durrell was born in Jamshedpur, then Bihar Province, India on January 7, 1925. His parents had themselves been born in India but were of English and Irish descent. He was the fourth surviving and final child of Louisa Florence Durrell (née Dixie) and Lawrence Samuel Durrell. Durrell's father was a British engineer, and as befitting family status, the infant Durrell spent most of his time in the company of the ayah or nursemaid. Durrell reportedly recalls his first visit to a zoo in India, and attributes his life-long love of animals to that encounter. The family moved to England after the death of his father in 1928. Back in England, the Durrells settled in the Upper Norwood - Crystal Palace area of South London.^[1] Durrell was enrolled in Wickwood School, but usually stayed at home feigning illness. ^[2] , Jamsehdpur   (जमशेदपूर in Devanagari) is a city located in the state of Jharkand in India, founded by the late Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata as Sakchi. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Louisa Fletcher Durrell (nee Dixie) was the mother of novelist Lawrence Durrell and naturalist Gerald Durrell. ... Lawrence Samuel Durrell (September 23, 1884 - April 16, 1928) is best remembered as the father of novelist Lawrence Durrell and naturalist Gerald Durrell. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Upper Norwood is an elevated area in south London, England within the postcode SE19. ... Crystal Palace is an area in south London, England within the postcode London SE19, named after the Crystal Palace, relocated to Upper Norwood in 1854. ...

The Corfu years

The family moved to the Greek island of Corfu in 1935, where Durrell began to collect and keep the local fauna as pets. The family stayed until 1939. This interval was later the basis of the book My Family and Other Animals and its successors, Birds, Beasts, and Relatives, The Garden of the Gods and a few short stories. Durrell was home-schooled during this time by various family friends and private tutors, mostly friends of his eldest brother Lawrence (later to be a famous novelist). One of them, the Greek doctor, scientist, poet and philosopher Theodore Stephanides would be Durrell's friend and mentor, and his ideas would leave a lasting impression on the young naturalist. Together, they would examine Corfu fauna, which Durrell would house in everything from test tubes to bathtubs. Another major influence during these formative years, according to Durrell, was the writing of French naturalist Jean Henri Fabre. Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ... Fauna is a collective term for animal life. ... It has been suggested that Residential pets be merged into this article or section. ... My Family and Other Animals is an autobiographical work by naturalist Gerald Durrell, telling of his childhood years spent on the Greek island of Corfu. ... Lawrence George Durrell (February 27, 1912 – November 7, 1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan. ... Theodore Stephanides was a Greek poet, author, doctor and naturalist. ... Jean Henri Fabre Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (December 22, 1823 - October 11, 1915) was a French entomologist and author. ...

The London years and Whipsnade Zoo

The family moved back to England in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II . Difficult as it was in the war and post-war years to find a job, especially for a home-schooled youth, the enterprising Durrell worked as a help at an aquarium and pet store. Some reminiscences of this period can be found in Fillets of Plaice. His call-up for the war came in 1943, but he was exempted from military duty on medical grounds, and asked to serve the war effort by working on a farm. After the war, Durrell joined Whipsnade Zoo as a junior or student keeper in 1945. This move fulfilled a lifelong dream: Durrell claims that his first spoken word was "zoo". Beasts in My Belfry recalls events of this period. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Whipsnade Wild Animal Park is a zoo located at Whipsnade, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. ...

The early animal expeditions

Durrell left Whipsnade Zoo in May, 1946 in order to join wildlife collecting expeditions of the time, but was denied a place in the voyages due to his lack of experience. Durrell's wildlife expeditions began with a 1947 trip to the British Cameroons (now Cameroon) with ornithologist John Yealland, financed by a £3,000 inheritance from his father on the account of turning 21. The animals he brought back were sold to London Zoo, Chester Zoo, Paignton Zoo, Bristol Zoo and Belle Vue Zoo (Manchester). He continued for many decades, during which time he became famous for his work for wildlife conservation. Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in West Africa, now divided between Nigeria and Cameroon. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... John Yealland was a noted British aviculturist and ornithologist. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The giant London Zoo aviary London Zoo, or more correctly London Zoological Gardens, is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. ... Chester Zoo is an award winning zoological garden in Cheshire in the United Kingdom and was founded by George S. Mottershead and family. ... Paignton Zoo Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is situated on the outskirts of the town of Paignton in Devon, England. ... Bristol Zoo is a major UK tourist attraction in the city of Bristol in Southwest England. ... For other meanings of the term, see Belle Vue. ... Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... The conservation movement is a political and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future. ...

He followed this successful expedition up with two further ones with fellow Whipsnade zookeeper Ken Smith: a repeat trip to the British Cameroon, and to British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1949 and 1950 respectively. On the first of these trips, he met and befriended the enigmatic Fon of Bafut Achirimbi II, the autocratic West African chieftain, who would help him organize future missions. British Guiana and its boundary lines, 1896 Flag of British Guiana British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. ... The Fon of Bafut is the fon or Mfor (ruler) of the village of Bafut and its adjoining areas in the Northwest Province, Cameroon. ... Achirimbi II was the tenth king or Fon of Bafut who ruled over Bafut and adjoining areas in a semi-autonomous fashion. ... West African refers to: West Africa An airline: West African Airlines [1] This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Because of his dedication towards animals, Durrell housed and fed his animals with the best choices possible, never over-collected specimens, and did not collect animals with only "show value" which would fetch high prices. Such practices differed from other animal collecting expeditions of the time, and, as a result, Durrell was broke by the end of his third expedition. Further, due to a falling-out with George Cansdale, superintendent of the London Zoo, Durrell was blackballed by the British zoo community and could not secure a job in most zoos, ultimately securing a job at the aquarium at Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester for some time. The giant London Zoo aviary London Zoo, or more correctly London Zoological Gardens, is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. ...

On February 26, 1951, after an extended courtship, Durrell married Manchester resident Jacqueline ('Jacquie') Sonia Wolfenden — they eloped after opposition from her father. Wolfenden would go on to accompany Durrell on most of his following animal expeditions, would help found and manage the Jersey Zoo, and would write two humorous, bestselling memoirs on the lines of Durrell to raise money for conservation efforts. Durrell's work pressure, mood swings and drinking problem would ultimately lead to their divorce in 1979. is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jacqueline (Jacquie) Durrell was the first wife of Gerald Durrell. ... The dodo is the symbol of the the trust and the zoo. ...

Based on encouragement from wife Jacquie, and advice from his elder brother Lawrence, Gerald Durrell started writing autobiographical accounts to raise money. His first book — The Overloaded Ark — was a huge success, causing Durrell to follow up with other such accounts. While Durrell only made £50 for British rights (Faber and Faber), he obtained £500 from the United States rights (Viking Press) for the book, and managed to raise money for a fourth expedition to South America in 1954. This, however, ran into a political coup d'etat in Paraguay and was unsuccessful. Faber and Faber is a celebrated publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing the poetry of T. S. Eliot. ... Viking Press was founded on March 1, 1925, in New York City, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ...

Foundations for the Jersey Zoo

Durrell with chimpanzees from one of his African expeditions

The publication of My Family and Other Animals in 1956 caused Durrell to be well known as an author, and consequently as a naturalist for the first time. Royalties from the book, which made bestseller lists in the United Kingdom, helped fund Durrell's next expedition. Image File history File links Gdwithchimps. ... Image File history File links Gdwithchimps. ... Type species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 distribution of Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species in the genus Pan. ... My Family and Other Animals is an autobiographical work by naturalist Gerald Durrell, telling of his childhood years spent on the Greek island of Corfu. ...

Durrell's growing disillusionment with how zoos of the time were run, and his belief that zoos should primarily act as reserve banks of endangered species, caused him to contemplate founding his own zoo. His 1957 trip to Cameroon for the third and last time was primarily to collect animals which would act as the core collection of his own zoo. This expedition was filmed as well, in Durrell's first experiment with filming his work with animals. The success of the film To Bafut with Beagles, together with a successful radio show documenting his memories Encounters with Animals, made Durrell a regular on the BBC Natural History unit for decades to come, as well as provide much needed funds for his conservation projects. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...

On return from Bafut, Durrell put up with his sister Margaret at her boarding house in the seaside resort of Bournemouth. The animals were housed in her gardens and garage on a temporary basis, while Durrell looked at prospective sites for a zoo. To his dismay, both Bournemouth and Poole municipalities turned down his ideas for a zoo. Margaret (Margo) Durrell was the younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell, and elder sister of naturalist, author and T.V. presenter Gerald Durrell. ... Bournemouth is a large town and tourist resort, situated on the south coast of England. ... Bournemouth is a large town and tourist resort, situated on the south coast of England. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...

The Zoo and the Trust

Dodos stand guard at the gates of the Jersey Zoo

Durrell founded the Jersey Zoological Park in 1958 to house his growing collection of animals. The site for the zoo, a 16th-century manor house, Les Augres Manor, came to Durrell's notice by chance after a long and unsuccessful search for a suitable site. Durrell leased the manor and set up his zoo on the redesigned manor grounds. Durrell undertook another, more successful expedition to South America to collect endangered species for his zoo in 1958. The zoo was opened to the public in 1959 on Easter Sunday. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1127x1256, 1188 KB) Statue of Dodo, entrance of Jersey Zoo, Jersey Photo taken by Man vyi with Canon PowerShot A40 on 15/7/2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Gerald Durrell Jersey Zoological Park ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1127x1256, 1188 KB) Statue of Dodo, entrance of Jersey Zoo, Jersey Photo taken by Man vyi with Canon PowerShot A40 on 15/7/2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Gerald Durrell Jersey Zoological Park ... Binomial name Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Former range (in red) Synonyms Struthio cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Didus ineptus Linnaeus 1766 Probably the earliest accurate drawings of a dodo (1601–1603). ... The dodo is the symbol of the the trust and the zoo. ... The dodo is the symbol of the trust and the zoo. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sculptures of dodos top the entrance to Jersey Zoo Les Augrès Manor is a 16th century manor house in the parish of Trinity in Jersey. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Easter (also called Pascha) is generally accounted the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed March or April each year to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead (after his death by crucifixion; see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year, almost two...

As the zoo grew in size, so did the number of projects undertaken to save threatened wildlife in other parts of the world. Durrell was instrumental in founding the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, on July 6, 1963 to cope with the increasingly difficult challenges of zoo, wildlife and habitat management. The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by naturalist, author and television presenter Gerald Durrell on July 6, 1963, as the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, to establish breeding colonies of endangered species at Jersey Zoological Park. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Trust opened an international wing, the Wildlife Preservation Trust International, in USA in 1971, to aid international conservation efforts in a better fashion. That year, the Trust bought out Les Augres Manor from its owner, Major Hugh Fraser, giving the zoo a permanent home. The Wildlife Trust logo of a Black Tamarin The Wildlife Trust is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working on conservation and captive breeding issues in the United States. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

Durrell's initiative caused the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society to start the World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival in 1972 at Jersey, today one of the most prestigious conferences in the field. 1972 also saw Princess Anne becoming a patron of the Trust, an action which brought the Trust into media limelight, and helped raise funds. Fauna and Flora International logo - the Arabian Oryx The Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, officially renamed the Fauna and Flora International, was founded in 1903 as the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire by a group of British naturalists and American statesmen in Africa. ... The World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival (WCBESCAS) is the worlds first and one of the most prestigious conferences on Captive breeding. ... The Princess Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British Royal Family and the only daughter of Elizabeth II. She is the seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, and is currently ninth in the line of succession to the British... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ...

The new logo for Wildlife Preservation Canada

The 1970s saw Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust become a leading zoo in the field of captive breeding, championing the cause among species like the Lowland Gorilla, and various Mauritian fauna. Durrell visited Mauritius several times and co-ordinated large scale conservation efforts in Mauritius, involving captive breeding programs for native birds and reptiles, ecological recovery of Round Island, training local staff, and setting up local in-situ and ex-situ conservation facilities. This ultimately led to the founding of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation in 1984. Image File history File links Wpc_logo2. ... Image File history File links Wpc_logo2. ... The new logo of the trust Wildlife Preservation Canada is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working on conservation and captive breeding issues in Canada. ... Type species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 distribution of Gorilla Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling omnivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ... Round Island is the name of many islands. ... The logo of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation is the Mauritius Kestrel The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) is a non-governmental, non-profit conservation agency working in Mauritius to save threatened endemic local flora and fauna. ...

Jacquie Durrell separated from and then divorced Gerald Durrell in 1979, citing his increasing work pressure and associated drinking problem.

Durrell met his second wife Lee McGeorge Durrell in 1977 when he lectured at Duke University, where she was studying for a PhD in animal communication. They married in 1979. She co-authored a number of books with him, including The Amateur Naturalist, and became the Honorary Director of the Trust after his death. Lee McGeorge Durrell (September 7, 1949) is a naturalist, author, zookeeper and television presenter, best known for her work at the Jersey Zoological Park on the English Channel island of Jersey with her late husband Gerald Durrell, and for co-authoring books with him. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

In 1978 Durrell started the training centre for conservationists at the zoo, or the "mini-university" in his words. As of 2005, over a thousand biologists, naturalists, zoo veterinarians, and zoo architects from 104 countries have attended the International Training Centre. Durrell was also instrumental in forming the Captive Breeding Specialist Group of the World Conservation Union in 1982. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust logo of a Dodo

The Wildlife Trust logo of a Black Tamarin

Durrell founded Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada, now Wildlife Preservation Canada, in 1985. The official appeal Saving Animals from Extinction was launched in 1991, at a time when British zoos were not faring well and London Zoo was in danger of closing down. Image File history File links Dwctlogo. ... Image File history File links Dwctlogo. ... The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by naturalist, author and television presenter Gerald Durrell on July 6, 1963, as the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, to establish breeding colonies of endangered species at Jersey Zoological Park. ... Binomial name Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Former range (in red) Synonyms Struthio cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Didus ineptus Linnaeus 1766 Probably the earliest accurate drawings of a dodo (1601–1603). ... Image File history File links Wildlifetrustlogo. ... Image File history File links Wildlifetrustlogo. ... The Wildlife Trust logo of a Black Tamarin The Wildlife Trust is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working on conservation and captive breeding issues in the United States. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Saguinus niger (É. Geoffroy, 1803) Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Black Tamarin (Saguinus niger) or Black-handed Tamarin, is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil. ... The new logo of the trust Wildlife Preservation Canada is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working on conservation and captive breeding issues in Canada. ... The giant London Zoo aviary London Zoo, or more correctly London Zoological Gardens, is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. ...

In 1989, Gerald Durrell and his wife Lee, along with David Attenborough and cricket star David Gower helped launch the World Land Trust (then the World Wide Land Conservation Trust). The initial goal of the trust was to purchase rain forest land in Belize as part of the Programme for Belize. Around this time Gerald Durrell developed a friendship with Charles Rycroft, who became an important donor of funds both for building works in Jersey and for conservation work in East Africa, Madagascar and elsewhere. Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on 8 May 1926 in London, England) is one of the worlds best known broadcasters and naturalists. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The logo of the Trust The World Land Trust (originally the World Wide Land Conservation Trust) is a UK-based nonprofit environmental organization established in 1989. ... The logo of the project featuring a Jaguar The Programme for Belize is the first project undertaken by the World Land Trust, in 1989. ... Charles Louis Rycroft (March 21, 1901 - August 19, 1998) was a wealthy English businessman, an important contributor to the development of the Malayan rubber industry, and a major philanthropist and benefactor of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. ...

1990 saw the Trust establish a conservation program in Madagascar along the lines of the Mauritius program. Durrell visited Madagascar in 1990 to start captive breeding of a number of endemic species like the Aye Aye. Binomial name (Gmelin, 1788) The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a strepsirrhine native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. ...

Durrell chose the Dodo, the flightless bird of Mauritius that was mercilessly hunted to extinction in the 1600s, as the logo for both the Jersey Zoo and the Trust. The children's chapter of the Trust is called the Dodo Club. Following his death, the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust was renamed Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust at the 40th anniversary of the Zoo on 26 March, 1999. The Wildlife Preservation Trust International also changed their name to Wildlife Trust in 2000, adopted the logo of the Black Tamarin. Binomial name Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Former range (in red) Synonyms Struthio cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Didus ineptus Linnaeus 1766 Probably the earliest accurate drawings of a dodo (1601–1603). ... The dodo is the symbol of the trust and the zoo. ... The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by naturalist, author and television presenter Gerald Durrell on July 6, 1963, as the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, to establish breeding colonies of endangered species at Jersey Zoological Park. ... The Dodo Club is the childrens wing of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust based in Jersey, Channel Islands. ... The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by naturalist, author and television presenter Gerald Durrell on July 6, 1963, as the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, to establish breeding colonies of endangered species at Jersey Zoological Park. ... The dodo is the symbol of the the trust and the zoo. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Wildlife Trust can be used in one of two senses to describe organisations concerned with wildlife: It can be used in a specific sense, to refer to one of the constituent member trusts of the UKs Wildlife Trusts partnership; a list of these can be found at... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Saguinus niger (É. Geoffroy, 1803) Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Black Tamarin (Saguinus niger) or Black-handed Tamarin, is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil. ...

Final years

Durrell with Cottontop Tamarins, in his final years

A hard, outdoor life, coupled with heavy drinking, led Durrell to health problems in the 1980s. He underwent a hip-replacement surgery in a bid to counter arthritis, but suffered from liver problems. His health deteriorated rapidly after the 1990 Madagascar trip. Durrell died of post-surgical complications following a liver transplantation, on January 30, 1995. His ashes are buried under a memorial plaque with a quote by William Beebe in Jersey Zoo. Image File history File links Cottontoptamarin_gd. ... Image File history File links Cottontoptamarin_gd. ... Binomial name Saguinus oedipus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), also known as the Pinché Tamarin, is a small New World monkey weighing less than 1lb (0. ... Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Charles William (Will) Beebe (July 29, 1877 – June 4, 1962) was an American naturalist, explorer, and author. ...

A memorial celebrating Durrell's life and work was held at the Natural History Museum, London on June 28, 1995. Participants included personal friends like the famous television presenter David Attenborough, and Princess Anne. For other similarly-named museums see Museum of Natural History. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on 8 May 1926 in London, England) is one of the worlds best known broadcasters and naturalists. ...

Durrell's policy for zoos

Gerald Durrell was ahead of his time when he postulated the role that a 20th century zoo should play, primarily in Stationary Ark. His idea relies on the following bases: Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...

• The primary purpose of a zoo should be to act as a reserve of critically endangered species which need captive breeding in order to survive.
• They can serve the secondary purposes of educating people about wildlife and natural history, and of educating biologists about the animal's habits.
• Zoos should not be run for the purposes of entertainment only, and non-threatened species should be re-introduced into their natural habitats.
• An animal should be present in the zoo only as a last resort, when all efforts to save it in the wild have failed.

Durrell's ideas about housing zoo animals also brings his priorities to the fore. The bases on which enclosures at Jersey are built:

• Enclosures should be built keeping in mind — firstly, the comfort of the animal (including a private shelter), secondly for the convenience of the animal keeper, and finally for the viewing comfort of visitors.
• The size of an enclosure should depend on how large their territories might be.
• The companions of an animal should reflect not only ecological niche and biogeographic concerns, but its social abilities as well — how well it gets on with other members of its species and other species.
• Every animal deserves food of its choice, sometimes made interesting by variation; and a mate of its choice; and a nice, and interesting environment.

Jersey Zoo was the first zoo to only house endangered breeding species, and has been one of the pioneers in the field of captive breeding. The International Training Centre, and the organization of the conference on captive breeding are also notable firsts. Two lichenes species on a rock, in two different ecological niches In ecology, a niche is a term describing the relational position of a species or population in an ecosystem. ... Biogeography is the science which deals with questions of species patterns of distribution and the process that resulted in such patterns. ...

Gerald Durrell initially faced stiff opposition and criticism from some members of the zoo community when he introduced the idea of captive breeding, and was only vindicated after successfully breeding a wide range of species. One of the most active opposition members was George Cansdale, superintendent of the London Zoo and Zoological Society of London, and wielder of considerable influence in the zoo community. Captive breeding is the process of breeding endangered animals by capturing them from their natural environment, breeding them in restricted conditions in zoos and other conservation facilities, and releasing them back to the wild when the population stabilizes and the threat to the animal in the wild is lessened or... The giant London Zoo aviary London Zoo, or more correctly London Zoological Gardens, is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. ... The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a learned society founded in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lord Auckland, Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Sabine, Nicholas Aylward Vigors and other eminent naturalists. ...

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Gerald Durrell's books

Durrell's popularity in Hungary and Eastern Europe is exemplified by this bust in a Hungarian zoo

Durrell's books, both fiction and non-fiction, have a wry, loose style that poked fun at himself as well as those around him. Perhaps his best-known work is My Family and Other Animals (1956), which tells of his idyllic, if oddball, childhood on Corfu. Later made into a TV series, it is delightfully deprecating about the whole family, especially elder brother Lawrence, who became a famous novelist. Despite Durrell's jokes at the expense of "brother Larry," the two were close friends all their lives. Image File history File links Szpark1. ... Image File history File links Szpark1. ... Map of Eastern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... See also: 1955 in literature, other events of 1956, 1957 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

Gerald Durrell always insisted that he wrote for royalties to help the cause of environmental stewardship, not out of an inherent love for writing. Gerald Durrell describes himself as a writer in comparison to his brother Lawrence:

The subtle difference between us is that he loves writing and I don't. To me it's simply a way to make money which enables me to do my animal work, nothing more.

However, he shows a surprising diversity and dexterity in a wide variety of writing, including:

• autobiographical accounts: Most of his works are of such kind — characterized by a love for nature and animals, dry wit, crisp descriptions and humorous analogies of human beings with animals and vice versa. The most famous of these is the Corfu trilogy — My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives, and The Garden of the Gods.
• short stories: often bordering on the Roald Dahl-esque, like "Michelin Man" in Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium. The latter also has an acclaimed gothic horror story titled "The Entrance". Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories also has a few short stories.
• novels: Durrell's only two novels are Rosy is My Relative, the story about the bequeathed elephant which Durrell claimed is based on real life events; and The Mockery Bird, the fable based loosely on the story of Mauritius and the Dodo.
• technical essays: The Stationary Ark is a collection of technical essays on zoo-keeping and conservation.
• guides: The Amateur Naturalist is the definitive guide for a budding naturalist over the last 20 years.
• stories for young adults: The Donkey Rustlers is an Enid Blyton-ish feel good novel, while The Talking Parcel is a fantasy novel for younger readers.
• natural history books for children: The New Noah is a collection of encounters with animals from Durrell's previous expeditions, written with children in mind.
• stories for children: Keeper, Toby the Tortoise, The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure, and the The Fantastic Flying Adventure are lavishly illustrated stories for young children.
• board and picture books: the board book series Puppy Stories are for infants, and the picture book Island Zoo is for young children about the first animals in Jersey Zoo.

Durrell was also a regular contributor to magazines on both sides of the Atlantic like Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, and The Sunday Times Supplement. He was also a regular book reviewer for New York Times. A number of excerpts and stories from his books were used by Octopus Books and Readers' Digest Publishing, including in the Readers' Digest Condensed Books. Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ... Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Welsh novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... The gothic novel is an English literary genre, which can be said to have been born with The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole. ... Binomial name Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Former range (in red) Synonyms Struthio cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Didus ineptus Linnaeus 1766 Probably the earliest accurate drawings of a dodo (1601–1603). ... Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a popular English childrens writer. ... The dodo is the symbol of the the trust and the zoo. ... An issue of Harpers Magazine from 1905 Another issue, from November 2004 Harpers Magazine (or simply Harpers) is a monthly magazine of politics and culture. ... The Atlantic Monthly (also known as The Atlantic) is an American literary/cultural magazine that was founded in November 1857. ... The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The cover of the May 2004 issue of Readers Digest. ...

Durrell's works have been translated into 31 languages, and made into TV serials, and feature films. He has a large cult following in Russia and Eastern Europe, in Israel and in various commonwealth countries, notably India. Map of Eastern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ...

The British Library houses a collection of Durrell's books, presented by him to Alan G. Thomas, as part of the Lawrence Durrell Collection. British Library main building, London The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom. ... Alan G. Thomas is a London-based antiquarian bookseller, bibliophile and a Lawrence Durrell scholar. ... The Lawrence Durrell Collection is a special collection of books and periodicals by, about or associated with the novelist and poet Lawrence Durrell, donated to the British Library by Alan G. Thomas. ...

Illustrators

Durrell was a talented artist and caricaturist, but worked with numerous illustrators over the years starting with Sabine Braur for The Overloaded Ark (published by Faber and Faber). Two of his most productive collaborations were with Ralph Thompson (Bafut Beagles, Three Singles To Adventure, The New Noah, The Drunken Forest, Encounters with Animals, A Zoo in My Luggage, The Whispering Land, Menagerie Manor) (published by Rupert Hart-Davis) and Edward Mortelmans (Catch Me A Colobus, Beasts in My Belfry, Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons) (published by Collins). The illustrations are mostly sketches of animal subjects. Ralph Thompson has even visited the Jersey Zoological Park in-house during the sketching period for Menagerie Manor. Faber and Faber is a celebrated publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing the poetry of T. S. Eliot. ... A watercolour of a European Lynx by Ralph Thompson Ralph Thompson is a noted artist and book illustrator, who specializes in pen and ink sketches of animal subjects. ... Sir Rupert Charles Hart-Davis (August 28, 1907 - December 8, 1999) was a British publisher, literary editor, and man of letters, founder of the publishing company Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. ... Cover art by Edward Mortelmans for a paperback edition of a Tarzan novel Edward Mortelmans is a 20th century English artist and illustrator. ... Collins may refer to: Tom Collins - RENT, a character in the musical. ... A watercolour of a European Lynx by Ralph Thompson Ralph Thompson is a noted artist and book illustrator, who specializes in pen and ink sketches of animal subjects. ...

Other illustrators who worked with Durrell were Barry L. Driscoll who illustrated Two in the Bush, Pat Marriott who illustrated Look at Zoos, and Anne Mieke van Ogtrop who illustrated The Talking Parcel and Donkey Rustlers.

Gerald Durrell authored a number of lavishly illustrated children's books in his later years. Graham Percy was the illustrator for The Fantastic Flying Journey and The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure. Toby the Tortoise and Keeper were illustrated by Keith West. His Puppy board books were illustrated by Cliff Wright. A typical Graham Percy cover Graham Percy is a noted illustrator of childrens books. ... Keith West (born 6 December 1946 in London, UK, as Keith Hopkins) was a member of Tomorrow who were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. ... Cliff Wright created the cover illustration for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ...

Honours

Durrell was awarded the Order of the Golden Ark by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1981. Prince Bernhard in his later years. ...

Durrell received the Order of the British Empire in 1982. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

The National Youth Music Theatre performed the musical theater The Carnival of the Animals at Fort Regent, Jersey as a tribute to Gerald Durrell in 1984. The London-based National Youth Music Theatre or NYMT is the United Kingdoms leading organisation for young people in the field of musical theatre. ... The Carnival of the Animals (French: Le carnaval des animaux) is a musical suite of 14 movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

Durrell featured in the United Nations' Roll of Honour for Environmental Achievement in 1988, becoming part of 500 people ("Global 500") to be given this honour in the period 1987 – 1992. The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

The University of Kent started the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) in 1989, the first graduate school in the United Kingdom to offer degrees and diplomas in conservation and biodiversity. The University of Kent is a plate glass campus university in Kent, England. ... The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology is a graduate school and institute under the University of Kent, started in 1989 and named in honour of the famous British naturalist Gerald Durrell. ...

The journal Biodiversity and Conservation brought out a special volume of the journal in tribute to Gerald Durrell, on the theme of "The Role of Zoos" in 1995, following his death.

The Gerald Durrell Memorial Funds, launched in 1996, are granted in the field of conservation by the Wildlife Trust every year. The term Wildlife Trust can be used in one of two senses to describe organisations concerned with wildlife: It can be used in a specific sense, to refer to one of the constituent member trusts of the UKs Wildlife Trusts partnership; a list of these can be found at...

The statue park in Miskolc Zoo, one of the oldest zoos in the world, created a bust of Gerald Durrell in 1998. Whipsnade Zoo also unveiled a new island for housing primates dedicated to Durrell in 1998.^[3] The Miskolc Zoo is a zoo in Miskolc, Hungary (although its official name is Wildlife Park of Miskolc, today it is actually a zoo because the animals are kept in cages). ... Whipsnade Wild Animal Park is a zoo located at Whipsnade, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. ...

The BBC Wildlife Photography Awards gives the Gerald Durrell Award for the best photograph of an endangered species, starting from 2001. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...

The Durrell School in Corfu, established in 2002, offers an academic course and tours in the footsteps of the Durrells in Corfu. Botanist David Bellamy has conducted field trips in Corfu for the School. David Bellamy Professor David J. Bellamy OBE (born 18 January 1933) is an English botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner. ...

The town hall of Corfu announced in 2006 that it would rename Corfu Bosketto (a park in the city of Corfu) Bosketto Durrell, after Gerald and Lawrence Durrell as a mark of respect. Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Wildlife Preservation Canada established the Gerald Durrell Society in 2006 as recognition for individuals who have made legacy gifts.

The Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary in the Black River Valley in Mauritius, is the home of the Mauritius Wildlife Appeal Fund's immensely successful captive breeding program for the Mauritius Kestrel, Pink Pigeon and Echo Parakeet. The Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary founded in 1984, in Western Mauritius. ... Black River is a District of Mauritius on the Western side of the Island. ... The logo of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation is the Mauritius Kestrel The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) is a non-governmental, non-profit conservation agency working in Mauritius to save threatened endemic local flora and fauna. ... Binomial name Falco punctatus Temminck, 1821 The Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) is a bird of prey from the family Falconidae endemic to Mauritius. ... Binomial name Columba mayeri Prevost, 1843 Binomial name Nesoenas mayeri Salvadori, 1893 Binomial name Streptopelia mayeri Johnson et al, 2001 The Pink Pigeon is a species of Columbidae (doves and pigeons) endemic to Mauritius, and now very rare. ... Binomial name Psittacula echo (Newton,A & Newton,E, 1876) The Mauritius Parakeet (Psittacula echo) is the sole survivor of the Psittacula species which inhabited the Southern Indian ocean islands near Madagascar. ...

The Jersey Zoo has erected a bronze statue of Gerald Durrell by John Doubleday, cast along with a Ruffed Lemur at his knee, and a Round Island Gecko at his feet. The dodo is the symbol of the the trust and the zoo. ... The only public seated statue of the fictional Sherlock Holmes is sculpted by John Doubleday at Meiringen, Switzerland close to the Reichenbach Falls where Holmes is said to have had his final confrontation with his nemesis Professor Moriarty John Doubleday (b. ... Type species Lemur varius É. Geoffroy ( = Lemur macaco variegatus Kerr, 1792) Species Varecia variegata Varcia rubra The ruffed lemurs are a kind of lemurs originating in the tropical forest of the island of Madagascar. ...

Jersey brought out stamps honouring the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, and Mauritius brought out a stamp based on a race of a rare gecko named after Durrell. The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by naturalist, author and television presenter Gerald Durrell on July 6, 1963, as the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, to establish breeding colonies of endangered species at Jersey Zoological Park. ...

The de-rodentification of Rat Island in St. Lucia by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to create a sanctuary for the St. Lucia Whiptail lizard on the lines of Praslin Island has caused an official change in name for Rat Island. It is in the process of being renamed Durrell Island. [1] The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by naturalist, author and television presenter Gerald Durrell on July 6, 1963, as the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, to establish breeding colonies of endangered species at Jersey Zoological Park. ...

The Visitors' Center at the Belize Zoo is named the Gerald Durrell Visitors' Center in honour of Durrell. The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center was started in 1983 as a last ditch effort to provide a home for a collection of wild animals which had been used in making documentary films about tropical forests. ...

Numerous individual animals of rare species born in captivity have been named "Gerry" or "Gerald" as homage to Durrell, among them the first Aldabra Giant Tortoise born in captivity. Binomial name Geochelone gigantea Schweigger, 1812 The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. ...

Species and races named after Durrell

• Clarkeia durrelli: A fossil brachiopod of the Order Atrypida, from the Upper Silurian age, discovered 1982 - there is presently no reference to indicate that this species was named in honour of Gerald Durrell
• Nactus serpeninsula durrelli: Durrell's Night Gecko: The Round Island race of the Serpent Island Night Gecko is a distinct race and was named after both Gerald and Lee Durrell for their contribution to saving the gecko and Round Island fauna in general. Mauritius released a stamp depicting the race.
• Ceylonthelphusa durrelli: Durrell's Freshwater Crab: A critically rare new species of Sri Lankan freshwater crab.
• Benthophilus durrelli: Durrell's Tadpole Goby: A new species of tadpole goby discovered in 2004
• Kotchevnik durrelli: A new species of moth of the superfamily Cossoidea from Russia

Subphyla and classes See Classification Brachiopods (from Latin brachium, arm + New Latin -poda, foot) are a phylum of animals. ... The Silurian is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Ordovician period, about 443. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Round Island is an uninhabited islet 22. ... Lee McGeorge Durrell (born September 7, 1949) is a naturalist, author, zookeeper and television presenter, best known for her work at the Jersey Zoological Park in the British Channel Island of Jersey with her late husband Gerald Durrell, and for co-authoring books with him. ... Round Island is the name of many islands. ... Superfamilies Dromiacea Homolodromioidea Dromioidea Homoloidea Eubrachyura Raninoidea Cyclodorippoidea Dorippoidea Calappoidea Leucosioidea Majoidea Hymenosomatoidea Parthenopoidea Retroplumoidea Cancroidea Portunoidea Bythograeoidea Xanthoidea Bellioidea Potamoidea Pseudothelphusoidea Gecarcinucoidea Cryptochiroidea Pinnotheroidea * Ocypodoidea * Grapsoidea * An asterisk (*) marks the crabs included in the clade Thoracotremata. ... Subfamilies Amblyopinae Gobiinae Gobionellinae Oxudercinae Sicydiinae See also list of Gobiidae genera The gobies form the family Gobiidae, which is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... Diversity roughly 680 species Cossoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes carpenter worms and relatives. ...

List of major expeditions

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Bibliography

1st edition cover of Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium

1st edition cover of Catch Me A Colobus

Cover of the Amateur Naturalist, which countless naturalists read growing up

In his later life, Durrell wrote a number of beautifully illustrated books for children

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Autobiographical

• The Overloaded Ark (Faber and Faber, 1953)
• Three Singles to Adventure (Three Tickets to Adventure) (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954)
• The Bafut Beagles (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954)
• The New Noah (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955)
• The Drunken Forest (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956)
• My Family and Other Animals (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956)
• Encounters with Animals (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958)
• A Zoo in My Luggage (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960)
• The Whispering Land (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961)
• Menagerie Manor (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964)
• Two in the Bush (Collins, 1966)
• Birds, Beasts And Relatives (Collins, 1969)
• Fillets of Plaice (Collins, 1971)
• Catch Me a Colobus (Collins, 1972)
• Beasts in My Belfry (A Bevy of Beasts) (Collins, 1973)
• The Stationary Ark (Collins, 1976) (mainly non-fictional content)
• Golden Bats And Pink Pigeons: A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island (Collins, 1977)
• The Garden of the Gods (Fauna and Family) (Collins, 1978)
• The Picnic And Suchlike Pandemonium (The Picnic and Other Inimitable Stories) (Collins, 1979) (with some fictional short stories)
• Ark on the Move (Coward McCann, 1982)
• How to Shoot an Amateur Naturalist (Collins, 1984)
• Durrell in Russia (with Lee Durrell) (MacDonald (Publisher) (UK) / Simon and Schuster (USA), 1986)
• The Ark's Anniversary (Collins, 1990)
• Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories (Harper-Collins, 1991) (with some fictional short stories)
• The Aye-Aye And I: A Rescue Journey to Save One of the World's Most Intriguing Creatures from Extinction (Harper-Collins, 1992)
• The Best of Gerald Durrell (edited by Lee Durrell) (Harper-Collins, 1996)

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Non-fiction

• Island Zoo: The Animals a Famous Collector Couldn't Part with (photographs by W. Suschitzky) (Collins, 1961)
• Look At Zoos (Hamish Hamilton, 1961)
• A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist (with Lee Durrell) (Hamish Hamilton (UK) / Alfred A. Knopf (USA), 1982)

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Fiction

• The Donkey Rustlers (Collins, 1968)
• Rosie Is My Relative (Collins, 1968)
• The Talking Parcel (Battle for Castle Cockatrice) (Collins, 1974)
• The Mockery Bird (The Billion Dollar Brain) (Collins, 1981)
• The Fantastic Flying Journey: An Adventure in Natural History (Conran Octopus, 1987)
• The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure: A New Adventure in Natural History (Conran Octopus,1989)
• Keeper (Michael O'Mara Books, 1990)
• Toby the Tortoise (Michael O'Mara Books, 1991)
• Puppy Tales: Puppy's Beach Adventure, Puppy's Field Day, Puppy's Pet Pals, Puppy's Wild Time (Andrex, 1993)

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Unpublished

• Animal Pie, an unpublished book of light-hearted animal poems and caricatures, written in the 1950s [referenced in the official Douglas Botting biography]

Contributions

• State of the Ark: An atlas of conservation in action by Lee Durrell, Bodley Head (1986) ISBN 0 370 30754 2 (Foreword; the book is also dedicated to him.)

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Books edited by Gerald Durrell

• My Favourite Animal Stories (Arrow Books, 1962)

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Reference books

Biographies and other references

• Himself and Other Animals — A Portrait of Gerald Durrell, David Hughes (1976)
• In The Footsteps of Lawrence Durrell and Gerald Durrell in Corfu (1935 – 1939), Hilary Whitton Paipeti (1998)
• Gerald Durrell — The Authorized Biography, Douglas Botting (1999)
• "Durrelliania": An Illustrated Checklist of Inscribed Books of Lawrence Durrell and Gerald Durrell and Associated Publications, Letters and Notes in the Library of Jeremy J.C. Mallinson, edited by Jeremy Mallinson (1999)

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Jersey Zoo and Durrell Wildlife Preservation Trust books

• A Brush with Animals, Ralph Thompson (illustrations by author) (1963)
• Okavango Adventure: In Search of Animals in Southern Africa, Jeremy Mallinson (1973)
• Earning Your Living with Animals, Jeremy Mallinson (1975)
• The Facts About a Zoo: Featuring the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, Jeremy Mallinson (1980)
• State of the Ark: An Atlas of Conservation in Action, Lee Durrell (1986)
• Travels in Search of Endangered Species, Jeremy Mallinson (1989)
• Gerald Durrell's Army, Edward Whitley (1992)
• Jambo: A Gorilla's Story, Richard Johnstone-Scott (1995)

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Companion books to TV series not co-authored by Durrell

• Ourselves and Other Animals: From the TV Series with Gerald and Lee Durrell , Peter Evans (1987)

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Books by family and friends

• Prospero's Cell: A Guide to the Landscape and Manners of the Island of Corcyra, Lawrence Durrell (1945)
• Beasts in My Bed, Jacquie Durrell (1967)
• Spirit of Place: Essays and Letters on Travel, Lawrence Durrell (1969)
• Island Trails, Theodore Stephanides (1973)
• Intimate Relations, Jacquie Durrell (1976)
• Whatever Happened to Margo, Margaret Durrell (1995) (written in 1951)

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Selected articles by Gerald Durrell

• I am sort of caged in my own zoo, The Independent, Saturday 8 September 1990

Radiography and filmography

VHS cover of the 1989 version of My Family and Other Animals

Sketches for the Talking Parcel

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Featuring Gerald Durrell

• Encounters With Animals, Radio series, BBC (1957)
• To Bafut With Beagles, TV series, BBC (1958)
• Look (Argentinian Expedition), Single episode in TV series, BBC (1961)
• Zoo Packet, TV series, BBC (1961)
• Animal Magic, Early episodes in TV series, BBC (1962 – 1983)
• Two In The Bush, TV series, BBC (1963)
• Catch Me a Colobus, TV series, BBC (1966)
• The Garden of the Gods, TV series, BBC (1967)
• The Stationary Ark, TV series, Primedia(Canada) / Channel 4(UK) (1975)
• Animals Are My Life, episode in the TV series The World About Us, BBC (1978)
• Ark on the Move, TV series, Primedia(Canada) / Channel 4(UK) (1982)
• The Amateur Naturalist, TV series, CBC(USA) / Channel 4(UK) (1983)
• Ourselves & Other Animals, TV series, Primetime Television and Harcourt Films (1987). Directed by Jeremy marre
• Durrell in Russia, TV series, Channel 4(UK) (1986)
• Durrell's Ark, one hour documentary, BBC (1988)
• A Day at the Zoo with Phillip Schofield, one hour episode featuring Durrell and Jersey Zoo (1989)
• Gerald Durrell — Himself and Other Animals, documentary, Green Umbrella Productions (1999)
• Gerald Durrell — Jambo the Gentle Giant, documentary, Green Umbrella Productions (1999)
• Gerald Durrell — To the Island of the Aye-Aye, documentary, Green Umbrella Productions (1999)
• Safe Hands in a Wild World, documentary, Green Umbrella Productions (1999)
• Inside Jersey Zoo, re-release, UK PC Advisor magazine (2001)
• The Round Island Project, re-release, UK PC Advisor magazine (2001)
• The Mauritius Conservation Mission, re-release, UK PC Advisor magazine (2001)

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On Gerald Durrell

• A Memorial Celebration for the Life of Gerald Durrell (1995)
• World of Animals episode on Gerald Durrell and Jersey Zoo, Channel One, Moscow (2004)
• The Wild Life of Gerald Durrell, BBC Four (December 2005)
• Wildlife in a War Zone, using archival Durrell footage and examining the changes brought about by war in Sierra Leone, Animal Planet, May 2006
• Archive Hour with Bridget Nicholls: Discover Your Inner Durrell, BBC Radio 4 Radio (September 2006) [2]

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Book by Gerald Durrell

• The Talking Parcel, Animated movie, directed by Brian Cosgrove, Cosgrove Hall (1979)
• My Family and Other Animals, TV series, BBC (1989)
• My Family and Other Animals, Radio drama, BBC Radio 4 (2001)
• The Fantastic Flying Journey, Animated TV series, directed by Catherine Robbins and John Coates, Two Sides TV / TV Loonland (2001)
• My Family and Other Animals (remake), BBC 2005 film broadcast in America on PBS - Masterpiece Theatre in 2006 (homepage)

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Screenplay by Gerald Durrell

• Tarka the Otter, movie, directed by David Cobham (1979)

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Trivia

• The movie Fierce Creatures was dedicated to him.
• Durrell's book Fillets of Plaice is a pun on the name of the book Spirit of Place by elder brother Lawrence.
• In the Discworld series of books, there is reference to a fictional book titled My Family and Other Werewolves — clearly a parody on My Family and Other Animals.
• Three actual books punning the name are Simon Doonan's humorous memoir Nasty: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints, Josephine Feeney's comic novel My Family and Other Natural Disasters and Stories from my life with the other animals by James McConkey.
• Gerald Durrell's debut book The Overloaded Ark, and Lawrence Durrell's Reflections on a Marine Venus were published simultaneously by Faber and Faber, with an advertisement which read: Quests animal ... and human — a dual demonstration of the enviable art of Durrelling.
• Whatever Happened to Margo was written by Margaret Durrell in 1951, but was only discovered in the attic by a granddaughter nearly 40 years later. It describes, among other things, Gerald Durrell's visit to her house in Bournemouth with a full menagerie of animals.
• The film crew of Durrell in Russia were the first Western film crew from beyond the Iron Curtain granted permission to film in the erstwhile U.S.S.R. as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost policies.
• The titles of several of Gerald Durrell's books were changed for release in the USA, a policy similar to that followed for many other British authors, in which words not common in America were changed — e.g., Beasts in My Belfry was changed to A Bevy of Beasts. The Garden of the Gods title was changed because there is a location in the USA by the name Garden of the Gods.
• The "fight scene" between Durrell's pet gecko Geronimo, and a larger praying mantis was directed by the Assistant Producer Nigel Marvin in the BBC 1989 TV series My Family and Other Animals.
• Gerald Durrell was voted "South West Hero" in a poll conducted by the BBC in 2004, ahead of other contenders like Sir Walter Raleigh, Albert Bedane and Billy Butlin. He was also voted the greatest ever Channel Islander by readers of the Jersey Evening Post in 2002.
• Gerald Durrell quotes numerous raunchy limericks in his Corfu Trilogy which have not been documented elsewhere, and it is probable that some of these owe their origins to Lawrence Durrell, Edward Lear and Theodore Stephanides. Gerald Durrell is himself the subject of a few limericks written later (see here).
• A time capsule buried at Jersey Zoo in 1988 contains the following popular quote by Durrell, often used in conservation awareness campaigns:

We hope that there will be fireflies and glow-worms at night to guide you and butterflies in hedges and forests to greet you.

We hope that your dawns will have an orchestra of bird song and that the sound of their wings and the opalescence of their colouring will dazzle you.

We hope that there will still be the extraordinary varieties of creatures sharing the land of the planet with you to enchant you and enrich your lives as they have done for us.

We hope that you will be grateful for having been born into such a magical world.

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Citations

Cited Sources

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External links

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Institutional links

• Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
• The Wildlife Trust, USA
• Wildlife Preservation Canada
• Mauritian Wildlife Federation
• The Durrell School, Corfu
• The Lawrence Durrell Collection at the British Library
• Jersey Zoo architects page
• Children's chapter of the Wildlife Trust (US).

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Database links

• Gerald Durrell at the Internet Movie Database
• BBC database of Gerald Durrell
• Gerald Durrell database of films at the BFI
• First editions in the US and UK

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Tribute websites

• A tribute website for Gerald Durrell
• Another tribute website for Durrell

Web Biographies

• H2G2 article on Durrell
• About.com biography on Durrell
• Biography at BBC

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Newspaper and magazine articles and reports

• A 1973 TIME magazine report on Durrell's US tour
• The Original Environmentalist - an article in The Independent on the occasion of 50 years of the publishing of My Family and Other Animals.
• Article on Gerald Durrell by famous botanist David Bellamy
• Smith, Helena. "Corfu pays belated tribute to Durrells" in The Guardian, September 22, 2006.

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Obituaries

• TIME magazine
• The Independent, London

Web articles

• Article on Russian translation of Gerald Durrell, retrieved Nov 18, 2006 - The Wayback Machine archive, Oct 27, 2004

• Article on the Corfu Years - presently offline, Feb 21, 2001 archive from The Wayback Machine

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Online Media

• Streaming audio of "Excess Baggage", a travel show with John McCarthy on BBC Radio 4
• Durrelliana - a multimedia blog on Gerald Durrell