The author, being a naturalist, describes how his family’s daily life intertwined with the local landscape and culture and there is no way that the reader wouldn’t smile while reading this magic book. Animal Pie, an unpublished book of lighthearted animal poems and caricatures, written in the 1950s [referenced in the official Douglas Botting biography]

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On the surface, the three books in the collection are mass market rubbish of the same ilk as James Herriot's animal stories. They describe the four years (1935-1939) that Gerald Durrell spent on Corfu arriving when he was 10 and leaving when he was 14. The second volume("Birds, Beasts and Relatives") ends with the outbreak of WWII in September 1939, The third volume ("The Garden of the Gods") ends with the return from exile of King George II of Greece in November 1935, Durrell's first year in Corfu.) There is no way to date the events of the first volume ("My Family and Other Animals") from the text. In 1978, Durrell started the training centre for conservationists at the zoo, or the "mini-university" in his words. As of 2005, over a thousand biologists, naturalists, zoo veterinarians and zoo architects from 104 countries have attended the International Training Centre. Durrell was also instrumental in forming the Captive Breeding Specialist Group of the World Conservation Union in 1982.Yous wants someones who can talks your own language,' repeated the new arrival; 'thems bastards ... if yous will excuses the words ... would swindles their own mothers. Excuses me a minute and I'll fix thems.' Interesting to note that as the series progresses less is devoted to descriptions of animals and more of a focus on his family instead. Huntman, Ruth (26 March 2016). "Gerald Durrell was my hero … I married him for his zoo". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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The journal Biodiversity and Conservation brought out a special volume of the journal in tribute to Gerald Durrell, on the theme of "The Role of Zoos" in 1995, following his death.

The Independent Archive: 'I am sort of caged in my own zoo' ". Independent.co.uk. 8 September 1999. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018 . Retrieved 28 December 2018. Mahea durrelli Kment 2005: A new species of shield bug of the family Acanthosomatidae from Madagascar [25] Keely Hawes presented a accompanying documentary for PBS Masterpiece series called 'The Durrells in Corfu - What the Durrells Did Next', ran 47 mins long. [ citation needed] Home media [ edit ] Series Na miña humilde opinión, non é doado reseñar libros de non ficción, pero vouno intentar. Esta é a autobiografía de Gerald Durrell durante os cinco anos que pasou en Corfú (Grecia) xunto a súa nai, súa irmá e seus irmáns. A illa constituiu o seu fogar e un gran almacén de animais de todo tipo, amizades algo peculiares pero das que quedan contigo por sempre xamais e lembranzas marabillosas. The Durrell School in Corfu, established in 2002, offers an academic course and tours in the footsteps of the Durrells in Corfu. Botanist David Bellamy conducted field trips in Corfu for the school.