In his introduction to The Ark's Anniversary, Gerald Durrell writes, "I do not think it possible for many people at the age of six to be able to predict their future with any accuracy. However, at ...

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has celebrated its late founder's 100th birthday. It has begun marking author and naturalist Gerald Durrell's birthday with a year of events, including an ...

Tuesday 7th January 2025, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of its founder, the world-renowned author and naturalist Gerald Durrell. To mark the ...

The legendary naturalist Gerald Durrell once noted that “so-called human progress proceeds at the speed of an Exocet missile, whereas conservation proceeds at the pace of a donkey and cart”. Yet, ...

Concerns have been raised about how Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey is run. A group, including former employees and current members of the trust, said it intended to call for an ...

A new type of beetle has been named in tribute to Gerald Durrell, the author and naturalist who founded Jersey Zoo. The species was christened Macratria durrelli by Natural History Museum insect ...

Gerald Durrell – naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter (Picture: PA) Gerald Durrell may be well known to older readers, but a younger generation is being introduced ...

Naturalist Lee Durrell visited Alipore Zoo to reflect on her studies of Madagascar lemurs and to honour her husband Gerald Durrell's centenary. She emphasised the importance of captive breeding and ...

Julia P G Jones receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust for some collaborative research involving Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Madagascar. Speak to someone working in conservation, almost ...

(Each month, I devote a column to some older book or books which ought to still be on library shelves. Sometimes they are still available at retail stores, but readers may have to use interlibrary ...