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I am guessing that most of the people who use this forum are familiar with who Gerry Durrell was and his various books? Pre-eminent amongst these is 'My Family and Other Animals' an early encounter with which set many a person on a course for a lifetime engagement in the world of animals...

Hi all, Could I invite you all to take a look around on the new 'Durrell Index' please? Put simply, it's our effort to measure the impact our work has had on the species we've targeted. For now there are just 11 species represented, but we'll be building on it from now on...

Hi all, Durrell Conservation Academy (formerly the ITC) are hoping to run a new course entitled 'Passion for primates' this September, but it depends on numbers. The course will be taught by various members of the ape, macaque, callitrichid and lemur keeper staff (many of whom are heavily...

Hi all, I wanted to give everyone a 'heads up' on this amazing documentary, filmed in both Jersey and Sumatra, by BBC Channel Islands. Although it's only currently scheduled for broadcast on BBC Southwest, on July 14th at 1530pm, you'll be able to view it for 7 days afterwards on BBC...

Hi Everyone, We (Durrell) are looking for around 70 people to watch a video (a new awareness campaign, featuring some interesting characters, both real and cartoon!) and give us some feedback via a short online survey. We've invested rather heavily for us, given that we have very little...

Hi all, I might be being somewhat premature here, as we're in 2012 for another few hours yet at the time of posting! I wanted to start this thread with the intention of keeping it updated throughout the year with new births and developments. I am embargoed regarding several impending...

Two Lesser Antillean iguanas have hatched at the zoo, the first in 11 years. BBC News - First iguanas born at Durrell in Jersey in 11 years

After the sandpipers at Slimbridge, now we have the story of Durrell importing 22 Critically Endangered orange-tailed skinks to the UK. These animals are from Flat island in Mauritius, where they are down to critically low numbers, due to predation by the invading Indian musk shrew. BBC...

Some very sad and upsetting news was announced yesterday, 12-14 positions will be lost at Durrell (10% of the workforce). This is by no means a solution but buys time. Durrell Cost Reductions | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust