Gerald Durrell commemorative stamp set released
A special edition stamp set to mark the 100th birthday of the late conservationist Gerald Durrell has been issued by Jersey ...
AOL12d
Gerald Durrell commemorative stamp set released
A special edition stamp set to mark the 100th birthday of the late conservationist Gerald Durrell has been issued by Jersey Post. Mr Durrell opened Jersey Zoo in 1959 and established a charitable ...
Indiatimes17d
Lee Durrell visits to Alipore zoo in Kolkata, recalls Gerry, other animals
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 ...
Indiatimes16d
Lee Durrell applauds Garchumuk zoo’s conservation, breeding efforts
Her late husband, celebrated naturalist and author Gerald Durrell, was born in Jamshedpur. Lee had visited his birthplace during a trip to India in 2017. One of the highlights of Lee's zoo visit ...
BBC17d
What are zoos for?
The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 required zoos to educate the public, and they stopped capturing most of their animals from the wild and turned to breeding programmes. In 1959 Gerald Durrell opened a ...
heraldscotland25d
'This has all the hallmarks of a classic': Nine new books to read next
A posthumous work by Gerald Durrell, one of the world’s most popular ... The Hunt for the Hairy Frog, A Zoo of My Own. As Lee writes in her introduction about a man who charmed people as well ...
Neos Kosmos28d
The Durrells and Corfu – A celebration
This year brings a special anniversary – the centenary of Gerald Durrell’s birth on 25 January ... 50th anniversary of the founding of Jersey Zoo, which was performed by The Royal Philharmonic ...