gerald durrell

I thought it would be good to create a thread where zoochatters can share anything they know or find out about the history of either ex-situ captive breeding of endangered species at Jersey zoo or the in-situ conservation work assisted by the Durrell Trust around the world. So feel free to post...

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...

Today would have been Gerry's 89th birthday, were he still with us. I started a thread on Durrell's Facebook Happy Birthday, feel free to add your tribute, as I hope to pass them all on to Lee later this week. If you aren't a member of Facebook, and want to add them here, I'll make sure I...

Hi everyone!:D I just wanted to share a project that I and a colleague from Durrell Wildlife Park are getting underway, that has a number of facets that Zoochatters may find interesting. Anyone who's ever put money in the donation boxes at the gorilla house in Jersey, may already know that...

Hi Zoochatters, I'm posting from the attic of 'Menagerie Manor' - Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey - in the hope that I can share the excitement of the project we've been working on in the background up here! Gerald Durrell chose the extinct Mauritian 'dodo' (Raphus cucullatus) as the logo...