The second in an occasional series about the books that spurred our love of travel. On every trip that involves wildlife, I have a secret urge to pocket the animals and take them home. I know this is ...
Tuesday 7th January 2025, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of its founder, the world-renowned author and naturalist Gerald Durrell. To mark the ...
The conservationist Gerald Durrell’s first dog, Simon, was a coward. To the honey-coloured cocker spaniel, a garden hose was as deadly as a spitting cobra, and he once went into a nervous decline ...
The Durrells is a British comedy-drama series that tells the story of a single mother Louisa Durrell, who raises her four children after her husband’s death. The series is based on Gerald Durrell’s ...
MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS (273 pp.)—Gerald Durrell—Viking ($3.95). THE TOWERS OF TREBIZOND (277 pp.)—Rose Macaulay—Farrar, Straus & Cudahy ($3.75). When an irresistible force called a tourist meets ...
A new type of beetle has been named in tribute to Gerald Durrell, the author and naturalist who founded Jersey Zoo. The species was christened Macratria durrelli by Natural History Museum insect ...
The donation of more than 550 specimens and samples is now available for scientific research. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access to our award winning ...
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