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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...

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 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...

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...

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

Jersey Zoo 2005 Scanned image

2005 Scanned image

St Lucia Amazon Parrots (Amazona versicolor) at Jersey Zoo. The visitors taking a keen interest in the parrots are my brother and sister-in-law.