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Birds, Bats and Relatives and the Enduring Legacy of Gerald Durrell's Books
<p>Join us on a ‘voyage’ to the world of books and animals – from Gerald Durrell’s books about Corfu and his family to stories about bats and adventures on Madagascar. Who are the modern-day
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Birds, Bats and Relatives and the Enduring Legacy of Gerald Durrell's Books
<p>Join us on a ‘voyage’ to the world of books and animals – from Gerald Durrell’s books about Corfu and his family to stories about bats and adventures on Madagascar. Who are the modern-day
...Join us on a ‘voyage’ to the world of books and animals – from Gerald Durrell’s books about Corfu and his family to stories about bats and adventures on Madagascar. Who are the modern-day conservationists following in Gerald Durrell’s footsteps and funded by his Zoo Trust on Jersey? Lean about kestrels in the kitchen in Mauritius and saving a critically endangered bird, to saving ‘little brown jobs’ – the unloved creatures of the world.
DELIVERY MODE
- Face-to-Face / Online
SUGGESTED READING
- My Family and Other Animals, Penguin 2017 (reprint)
- Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons, Gerald Durrell
- ITV and BBC television series, My Family and Other Animals
COURSE OUTLINE
- Appreciate the books of Gerald Durrell and why we are fascinated by animals and our families
- Discover some conservation projects now underway to save species supported by the Trust he set up: from Jersey to the Caribbean.
- Explore our imaginative worlds and thirst for wild places in these classic books
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Hear about some of the fascinating people behind saving species
- Learn about some classic books of Gerald Durrell, his stories and quest for saving nature
- Appreciate the challenges and hurdles in his life to help set up a Trust
