There is much to learn from the life of a true naturalist and animal enthusiast such as Gerald Durrell. This detailed portrait of his life is an inspiration and education source for the future generations of naturalists to follow in his path.
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Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography was written by Douglas Botting and published by Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York 2000.This is a wonderful, readable biography of a great naturalist and wildlife conservationist. Rarely does the author of thirty-seven best-sellers view his writing as a secondary occupation. Yet naturalist Gerald Durrell did just that. In his charming books, he recorded his world-wide explorations, his observations of the animal world, and the stories of his life as a naturalist. Find out more about this amazing naturlist in this authoried biography by Douglas Botting.
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"This, then, is the biography of Gerald Durrell--naturalist, traveller, raconteur, humorist, visionary, broadcaster, best-selling author, one of the great nature writers of the twentieth century, one of the great conservation leaders of the modern world, champion of the animal kingdom, founder and Honourary Director of Jersey Zoo and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, saviour of endangered species, champion of the lowly, the defenceless and the doomed."
