"Island's GNVQ and BTEC students. Significant financial support for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has been provided by the Harcroft Foundation. The Foundation was established by the late Charles Rycroft. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is a conservation organization with a mission to save species from extinction. Gerald Durrell founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust as a charitable institution in 1963 with the dodo as its symbol. The trust was renamed Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in its founder's honour on 26 March 1999. Its patron is Princess Anne, the Princess Royal. Its headquarters are at Les Augrès"
"Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary The Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary founded in 1984, in Western Mauritius. It is an area closed off to the public, in the Black River Gorge region, which is densely forested, and is used for breeding rare, endemic Mauritian species. Among the endangered species in the sanctuary is the Mauritius kestrel, once the rarest bird in the world with only 4 members left. It has been successfully bred and the population has now reached the capacity of Mauritius. The sanctuary is named after naturalist Gerald Durrell, who was associated with Mauritius'"
"The Garden of the Gods The Garden of the Gods (American title: ""Fauna and Family"") (1978) by British naturalist and author Gerald Durrell (1925-1995) is the third book in his autobiographical ""Corfu trilogy,"" following ""My Family and Other Animals"" and ""Birds, Beasts, and Relatives"". This book is a humorous description of events that took place on the Greek island of Corfu between the years 1935 and 1939. The youngest in his family, Gerald was ten years of age when his widowed mother, Louisa Florence Durrell, moved the remaining family: son Leslie Durrell, and daughter, Margaret Durrell (referred to in the"
"A Zoo in My Luggage A Zoo in My Luggage by British naturalist Gerald Durrell is the story of Durrell's 1957 animal collecting trip to British Cameroon, the northwestern corner of present-day Cameroon. First published in 1960, it is one of a half-dozen books about animal collecting trips that Durrell wrote. The book tells the story of how Gerald Durrell went to the Cameroons of Africa and spent six months collecting various animals, referred to as beef in Pidgin English, and took part in various expeditions, like going to catch a python in a narrow cave, the encounter with the"
"Durrell Wildlife Park. Jeremy Mallinson Jeremy J. C. Mallinson OBE is a conservationist associated with the Durrell Wildlife Park and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. He joined the zoo in 1959, but his great dedication saw him become Head of Mammals, and ultimately the Director of the Trust when he retired in 2002. Jeremy Mallinson was awarded the OBE in 1997 for services rendered unto conservation. He was also awarded the ""Wildlife Conservation Award"" from the Zoological Society of San Diego upon retirement in 2002. Mallinson was a close personal friend of Gerald Durrell, the founder of the Durrell Wildlife Park"
"retired to northeast Scarborough on the Rouge River, where he established substantial apple orchards and interest in grafting and breeding. The expanded orchards, later managed by his son George, are now the site of the Toronto Zoo. He died in Toronto in 1957 at the age of 98. There is also Tyrrell Lake, a small alkali lake near Warner, Alberta. Joseph Tyrrell Joseph Burr Tyrrell, FRSC (November 1, 1858 – August 26, 1957) was a Canadian geologist, cartographer and mining consultant. He discovered dinosaur (""Albertosaurus sarcophagus"") bones in Alberta's Badlands and coal around Drumheller in 1884. Canada's Royal Tyrrell Museum"
"was a wildlife park showing the wild animals of the surrounding Bükk mountains. Today not only local wild animals can be seen here, but also exotic animals like camels, monkeys, parrots, tigers, and leopards. The zoo has about 700 animals of 130 different species. One of the unique features is the statue park where lifelike statues of extinct animals are exhibited. Its main purpose is to call people's attention to the importance of preserving wildlife. Statues of famous naturalists can also be seen here, among them the first Gerald Durrell statue of the world. Miskolc Zoo Miskolc Zoo is a"
"the house sparrow and song thrush. There are over 50 nest-boxes positioned around the grounds, which are used by a variety of birds including barn owls, kestrels, swallows and martins. Other animals which are commonly seen within the grounds are the red squirrel, bank vole, and the short-toed treecreeper. Gerald Durrell began his career capturing animals for other zoos, but thought that the facilities needed to concentrate more on animal conservation rather than mere entertainment. He tells the story of starting the zoo in his book ""Menagerie Manor"" and others. In January 2008 plans, known as ""New Vision,"" were unveiled"
"Margaret Durrell Margaret ""Margo"" Isabel Mabel Durrell (4 May 1920 — 16 January 2007) was the younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell and elder sister of naturalist, author, and TV presenter Gerald Durrell, who lampoons her character in his ""Corfu Trilogy"" of novels: ""My Family and Other Animals"", ""Birds, Beasts and Relatives"", and ""The Garden of the Gods"". Margo was born in British India and brought up in India and England. In 1935, she accompanied her mother, Gerald, and Leslie to Corfu, following her eldest brother Lawrence who had moved there with his first wife Nancy Myers. Her mother, Gerald,"
"of a TV series documents the series where she was co-presenter: ""Nactus serpeninsula durrelli"" or Durrell's night gecko is a Round Island race of Serpent Island night gecko named after Gerald and Lee Durrell for their contribution to saving the gecko and Round Island fauna in general. Mauritius released a stamp depicting Durrell's night gecko. Lee Durrell was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2011 Birthday Honours. Lee McGeorge Durrell Lee McGeorge Durrell (née Wilson) (born September 7, 1949) is an American naturalist, author, zookeeper and television presenter, best known"
"crown of this programme is Round Island, one of the world's most important and long-standing island restoration projects. For over 30 years, work to remove invasive mammals and plants has been carried out, combined with the re-establishment of native plant species, regeneration of stands of hardwood trees and the introduction of an ecological replacement keystone species to restore lost ecological functions. A follower, since childhood, of the work of Gerald Durrell, he first visited the Jersey Zoo in 1967. When he went to Mauritius in 1979 he worked closely with the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust)"
"most active. In 2015 an infant silverback gorilla named Indigo who lived at the park was chosen to be the mascot of the 2015 Island Games which were held on the island. Opened in 2004, this exhibit houses various Asian birds such as: Opened in 1999, the Cloud Forest is the first enclosure at Durrell to feature mixed animals, including carnivorous species. The Pavilion was opened by HRH Princess Anne in the 1970s, and serves as a conference centre, and classroom. The theatre shows films depicting the work of the trust, and also exhibits artwork. It highlights the work undertaken"
"Louisa Florence Dixie and Lawrence Samuel Durrell, both of whom were born in India of English and Irish descent. Durrell's father was a British engineer and, as was commonplace and befitting the family status, the infant Durrell spent most of his time in the company of an ""ayah"" (nursemaid). Durrell reportedly recalled his first visit to a zoo in India and attributed his lifelong love of animals to that encounter. The family moved to Britain shortly before the death of his father in 1928 and settled in the Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace area of South London. Durrell was enrolled in"
"notable firsts. 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. Durrell's books have a wry, loose style which pokes 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 childhood"
"Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is a subdivision and research institute of the School of Anthropology and Conservation at the University of Kent, started in 1989 and named in honour of the famous British naturalist Gerald Durrell. It is the first institute in the United Kingdom to award undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and diplomas in the fields of Conservation, Eco-tourism, and Biodiversity Management. The institute awards diplomas to graduates of the International Training Centre for captive breeding and zoo specialists at the Durrell Wildlife Park, founded by Gerald Durrell. The Durrell"
"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. 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. In 1989, Durrell and his wife Lee, along with David Attenborough and cricketer David Gower helped launch the"
"Jeremy Mallinson Jeremy J. C. Mallinson OBE is a conservationist associated with the Durrell Wildlife Park and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. He joined the zoo in 1959, but his great dedication saw him become Head of Mammals, and ultimately the Director of the Trust when he retired in 2002. Jeremy Mallinson was awarded the OBE in 1997 for services rendered unto conservation. He was also awarded the ""Wildlife Conservation Award"" from the Zoological Society of San Diego upon retirement in 2002. Mallinson was a close personal friend of Gerald Durrell, the founder of the Durrell Wildlife Park and Durrell Wildlife"
"developing educational and public awareness programmes with respect to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Bafut Council has subsequently established a new mission statement and Council Sustainable Development Plan that better encompasses the new ecovillage vision and specifies what the council wishes to achieve through it. Bafut is famous for The town of Bafut is probably best remembered as the place where the famous naturalist Gerald Durrell came on two animal-collecting expeditions in 1949 and 1957. Durrell wrote two accounts – ""The Bafut Beagles"" and ""A Zoo in My Luggage"" – on his travels in Bafut, and created a"
"and regenerators of endangered species, made him contemplate founding his own zoo. His 1957 trip to Cameroon for the third and last time was primarily to collect animals which would form the core collection of his own zoo. This expedition was also filmed, it being Durrell's first experiment with making a cinematographic record of his work with animals. The success of the film ""To Bafut with Beagles"", together with his autobiographical radio programme ""Encounters with Animals"", made Durrell a regular with the BBC Natural History unit for decades to come, as well as generating funds for his conservation projects. On"
"the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation in 1984. Jacquie Durrell separated from and then divorced Gerald Durrell in 1979, citing his increasing work pressure, associated alcoholism and mounting stress as causes. 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. In 1978 Durrell started the training centre for conservationists at the zoo, or the ""mini-university"" in his words."
"hippopotamus while traveling on the Cross River and so on. A Zoo in My Luggage A Zoo in My Luggage by British naturalist Gerald Durrell is the story of Durrell's 1957 animal collecting trip to British Cameroon, the northwestern corner of present-day Cameroon. First published in 1960, it is one of a half-dozen books about animal collecting trips that Durrell wrote. The book tells the story of how Gerald Durrell went to the Cameroons of Africa and spent six months collecting various animals, referred to as beef in Pidgin English, and took part in various expeditions, like going to catch"
"Caldwell Zoo The Caldwell Zoo is an zoo located in the city of Tyler, Texas. It features animals from all over the world. The Caldwell Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The zoo had its origins in the Child Development Laboratory, which was started in 1937 and was operated by the Hogg Foundation and the American Association of University Women of Tyler. It was run by David King Caldwell and his wife, who brought in many animals for the enjoyment of the"
"the naturalist, zookeeper and author Gerald Durrell. Four species of small mammal are considered native: the wood mouse (""Apodemus sylvaticus""), the Jersey bank vole (""Myodes glareolus caesarius""), the Lesser white-toothed shrew (""Crocidura suaveolens"") and the French shrew (""Sorex coronatus""). Three wild mammals are well-established introductions: the rabbit (introduced in the mediaeval period), the red squirrel and the hedgehog (both introduced in the 19th century). The stoat (""Mustela erminea"") became extinct in Jersey between 1976 and 2000. The Green lizard (Lacerta bilineata) is a protected species of reptile; Jersey is its only habitat in the British Isles. The red-billed chough ""Pyrrhocorax"
"Gerald Durrell's works, including ""Menagerie Manor"", which takes its title from the house. The manor house was bought outright by the Trust from its previous owner in 1971. Since 1958, the grounds of the manor have been developed as a zoological park, originally named ""Jersey Zoo"", and presently named Durrell Wildlife Park. Les Augrès Manor Les Augrès Manor is a manor house on ""La Profonde Rue"" in the Vingtaine de Rozel in the parish of Trinity in Jersey. The present building mostly dates from the 19th century, although the site has medieval origins. It is a listed building. The old"
"of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). In 1895, a group made up largely of members of the Boone and Crockett Club founded the New York Zoological Society (later renamed to Wildlife Conservation Society) for the purposes of founding a zoo, promoting the study of zoology, and preserving wildlife. Credit for this belonged chiefly to Club members Madison Grant and C. Grant LaFarge. The zoo (sometimes called the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) opened its doors to the public on November 8, 1899, featuring 843 animals in 22 exhibits. The first zoo director was William Temple Hornaday, who had"
"the huge success of ""My Family"". Durrell wrote ""Birds, Beasts and Relatives"" primarily to raise money for his animal-collecting expeditions. ""Birds, Beasts, and Relatives"", like ""My Family and Other Animals,"" offers a series of autobiographical anecdotes from the Durrell family's five-year sojourn on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939. The youngest child, Gerald was aged ten when his widowed mother moved her family to accompany her eldest son Lawrence Durrell and his wife Nancy from Bournemouth to Corfu. He had another older brother, Leslie, and older sister Margaret, often referred to as ""Margo."" He does not present"
"Zoo Atlanta Zoo Atlanta (sometimes referred as Atlanta Zoo) is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoological park in Atlanta, Georgia. The current President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta is Raymond B. King. Zoo Atlanta was founded in 1889, when businessman George V. Gress purchased a bankrupt traveling circus and donated the animals to the city of Atlanta. City leaders opted to house the collection in Grant Park, which remains the zoo's present location. Original residents of the zoo included a black bear, a jaguar, a hyena, a gazelle, a Mexican hog, lionesses, monkeys, and camels. The zoo's"
"in 1950. On the first of these trips, he met the Fon of Bafut Achirimbi II, an autocratic West African chieftain who helped him organise future missions. Durrell housed and fed his captives with the best supplies obtainable, not trapping animals having merely ""show value"" or those which would fetch high prices from collectors. These practices differed from those of other animal-collecting expeditions of the time, and he was in financial straits by the end of his third expedition. Further, he had a falling-out with George Cansdale, superintendent of the London Zoo, and Durrell was blackballed by the British zoo"
"collecting animals in the wild for zoos when he published ""My Family and Other Animals"" in 1956. Its comic exaggeration of the foibles of his family – especially his eldest brother Lawrence Durrell, who became a celebrated novelist and poet– and his heartfelt appreciation of the natural world made it very successful. Durrell was able to found the Jersey Zoological Park (now known as the Durrell Wildlife Park) in the Channel Islands. He also became known as a novel-writer and television personality. His books helped stimulate the development of tourism in Corfu. The book is an autobiographical account of five"
"My Family and Other Animals My Family is Animal (1956) is an autobiographical work by British naturalist Leslie Durrell. It tells of the years that he lived as a child with his siblings and widowed mother on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939. It describes the life of the Durrell family in a humorous manner, and explores the fauna of the island. It is the first and most well-known of Durrell's 'Corfu trilogy,' together with ""Birds, Beasts, and Relatives"" (1969) and ""The Garden of the Gods"" (1978). Durrell had already written several successful books about his trips"
"Gordon McGregor Reid Gordon McGregor Reid PPFLS (born 9 February 1948) was Director General and Chief Executive of the North of England Zoological Society, popularly known as Chester Zoo. He stepped down in 2010. The North of England Zoological Society is an independent charity for conservation, education and science. It is also one of the leading wildlife attractions in the UK, receiving well over one million paying guests each year. Under Gordon McGregor Reid’s leadership, this major wildlife attraction has gained more than 100 international, national and regional awards for success in conservation, environment management education, science, and business excellence,"
"of Dudley, decided to create a zoo in the castle grounds in the 1930s. The initial Board of the Dudley Zoological Society was made up of the earl, Ernest Marsh (director of Marsh and Baxter) and Captain Frank Cooper, owner of Oxford Zoo, who wanted to sell his animals and it was Oxford Zoo, which closed in 1936, that supplied Dudley with the majority of its initial collection of animals. The zoo was built between 1935 and 1937, with Dr Geoffrey Vevers, the Superintendent at London Zoo acting as an advisor. Thirteen zoo buildings were designed by Berthold Lubetkin and"
"formed by the merger of The Wildlife Trust and the Consortium for Conservation Medicine in 2010. It was founded under the name Wildlife Preservation Trust International in 1971 by British naturalist, author, and television personality Gerald Durrell. It then became The Wildlife Trust in 1999. In the fall of 2010, the organization changed its name once again, this time to EcoHealth Alliance . The rebrand reflected a change in the organization’s focus, moving from solely a conservation nonprofit which focused mainly on the captive breeding of endangered species, to an environmental health organization with its foundation in conservation. Scientists and"