171:
38:
1120:
422:
renamed after Gerald
Durrell, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Jersey Zoo. She is also a member of various expert groups on conservation, and is fondly called "Mother Tortoise" in certain areas of
66:
488:
434:
In
December 2005, Lee Durrell handed over a large collection of dead animals (which had originally been collected and bred by her husband Gerald Durrell) to the
634:
603:
1183:
418:
She became the honorary director of the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust after the death of her husband in 1995. She was instrumental in getting the
521:
Dedicated "To GMD for his contribution to conservation, which is greater than most, because he shares his delight in the natural world so well"
70:
685:
823:
120:
1168:
1002:
92:
46:
659:
99:
1188:
712:
1085:
371:
1010:
106:
1163:
589:
576:
Lee
Durrell was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2011 Birthday Honours.
510:
479:
139:
1110:
952:
569:, named after Gerald and Lee Durrell for their contribution to saving the gecko and Round Island fauna in general.
1178:
1173:
1158:
88:
1153:
1105:
1115:
945:
917:
816:
784:
984:
882:
299:
160:
17:
854:
62:
435:
363:. She met Gerald Durrell when he gave a lecture at Duke University in 1977, and married him in 1979.
180:
562:
51:
170:
113:
1193:
1038:
809:
55:
1148:
931:
1143:
566:
428:
758:
8:
1122:
World
Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival
910:
896:
889:
737:
492:
1100:
1090:
977:
970:
924:
875:
847:
340:
209:
861:
506:
475:
386:
344:
224:
1056:
1050:
938:
542:
The companion book of a TV series documents the series where she was co-presenter:
1062:
903:
667:
471:
467:
352:
320:
308:
245:
229:
77:
355:, to study animal behaviour. She conducted research for her PhD on the calls of
1044:
1030:
832:
328:
271:
1137:
535:
1018:
868:
690:
443:
348:
343:, and showed an interest in wildlife as a child. She studied philosophy at
502:
1095:
424:
407:
390:
360:
316:
660:"allAfrica.com: Determined to save endangered animals from extinction"
613:
593:
570:
382:
635:"ETCETERA / How We Met: 56. Gerald Durrell and Lee McGeorge Durrell"
549:– from the TV series with Gerald and Lee Durrell, Peter Evans (1987)
378:). She accompanied Durrell on his last three conservation missions:
515:
315:, and television presenter. She is best known for her work at the
801:
367:
356:
324:
76:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
312:
253:
686:"Gerald Durrell was my hero … I married him for his zoo"
438:
to aid genetic research of the critically rare species.
759:"Lee Durrell honoured with MBE for conservation work"
351:
before enrolling in 1971 for a graduate programme at
573:released a stamp depicting Durrell's night gecko.
1135:
817:
683:
679:
677:
464:A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist
1184:American expatriates in the United Kingdom
824:
810:
674:
169:
69:about living persons that is unsourced or
782:
307:; born September 7, 1949) is an American
140:Learn how and when to remove this message
447:, a 2016 ITV six-part dramatisation of
331:, and for co-authoring books with him.
286: 1979; died 1995)
175:Lee Durrell presented a gorilla mascot
14:
1136:
501:– an atlas of conservation in action (
459:Durrell is the author of three books:
805:
410:(1990) (account in Gerald Durrell's
393:(1982) (account in Gerald Durrell's
31:
1086:Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
666:. September 5, 2001. Archived from
561:, or Durrell's night gecko, is the
372:Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
24:
831:
713:"'Frozen zoo' is gift for capital"
420:Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust
404:, co-authored with Gerald Durrell)
376:Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust
179:to the winner of the stage of the
25:
1205:
1111:Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group
953:The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure
684:Huntman, Ruth (March 26, 2016).
183:held in Jersey on April 25, 2010
36:
454:
283:
1169:People from Memphis, Tennessee
776:
751:
730:
705:
652:
627:
579:
13:
1:
1106:Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
620:
600:Ourselves & Other Animals
370:and became involved with the
1116:Wildlife Preservation Canada
946:The Fantastic Flying Journey
918:Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
559:Nactus serpeninsula durrelli
441:Lee acted as consultant for
436:National Museums of Scotland
334:
47:biography of a living person
7:
1189:21st-century American women
1011:My Family and Other Animals
1003:My Family and Other Animals
883:My Family and Other Animals
547:Ourselves and Other Animals
527:She is also the editor of:
449:My Family and Other Animals
74:must be removed immediately
10:
1210:
855:Three Singles to Adventure
553:
532:The Best of Gerald Durrell
400:Russia (1986) (account in
1078:
1029:
994:
962:
839:
785:"Amateur Naturalist, The"
427:due to her work with the
265:
238:
217:
188:
181:Tour de Bretagne cycliste
168:
154:
1164:Bryn Mawr College alumni
1039:Lawrence Samuel Durrell
487:(with Gerald Durrell) (
466:(with Gerald Durrell) (
327:with her late husband,
1179:Writers from Tennessee
1174:American women writers
1159:Duke University alumni
1022:(TV series, 2016-2019)
932:The Garden of the Gods
586:The Amateur Naturalist
317:Jersey Zoological Park
89:"Lee McGeorge Durrell"
61:Please help by adding
1096:Durrell Wildlife Park
670:on September 5, 2001.
366:Lee Durrell moved to
1154:American naturalists
1079:Institutions founded
1069:Lee McGeorge Durrell
604:Primetime Television
567:Serpent Island gecko
493:Simon & Schuster
429:ploughshare tortoise
296:Lee McGeorge Durrell
258:television presenter
156:Lee McGeorge Durrell
67:Contentious material
911:The Donkey Rustlers
897:The Whispering Land
890:A Zoo in My Luggage
193:Lee Wilson McGeorge
27:American naturalist
1091:EcoHealth Alliance
978:The Stationary Ark
971:Catch Me a Colobus
925:The Talking Parcel
876:The Drunken Forest
848:The Overloaded Ark
341:Memphis, Tennessee
210:Memphis, Tennessee
1131:
1130:
1006:(TV series, 1987)
862:The Bafut Beagles
610:Durrell in Russia
518:by Gerald Durrell
485:Durrell in Russia
412:The Aye-Aye and I
402:Durrell in Russia
387:Mascarene Islands
345:Bryn Mawr College
293:
292:
225:Bryn Mawr College
203:September 7, 1949
150:
149:
142:
124:
50:needs additional
16:(Redirected from
1201:
1123:
1101:Les Augrès Manor
1057:Margaret Durrell
1051:Lawrence Durrell
939:The Mockery Bird
826:
819:
812:
803:
802:
796:
795:
793:
791:
780:
774:
773:
771:
769:
755:
749:
748:
746:
744:
734:
728:
727:
725:
723:
709:
703:
702:
700:
698:
681:
672:
671:
656:
650:
649:
647:
645:
631:
499:State of the Ark
339:Lee was born in
302:
287:
285:
206:
202:
200:
177:Gorille D'Argent
173:
163:
152:
151:
145:
138:
134:
131:
125:
123:
82:
63:reliable sources
40:
39:
32:
21:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1202:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1134:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1121:
1074:
1063:Jacquie Durrell
1025:
1014:(TV film, 2005)
990:
985:Ark on the Move
958:
904:Menagerie Manor
835:
830:
800:
799:
789:
787:
783:Patrick Allec.
781:
777:
767:
765:
757:
756:
752:
742:
740:
736:
735:
731:
721:
719:
717:Herald Scotland
711:
710:
706:
696:
694:
682:
675:
658:
657:
653:
643:
641:
639:The Independent
633:
632:
628:
623:
582:
556:
472:Alfred A. Knopf
468:Hamish Hamilton
457:
395:Ark on the Move
353:Duke University
337:
319:in the British
298:
289:
281:
277:
274:
261:
234:
230:Duke University
218:Alma mater
213:
207:
204:
198:
196:
195:
194:
184:
164:
159:
157:
146:
135:
129:
126:
83:
81:
60:
41:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1207:
1197:
1196:
1194:Durrell family
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1125:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1066:
1060:
1054:
1048:
1045:Louisa Durrell
1042:
1035:
1033:
1031:Durrell family
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1015:
1007:
998:
996:
995:Dramatizations
992:
991:
989:
988:
981:
974:
966:
964:
960:
959:
957:
956:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
914:
907:
900:
893:
886:
879:
872:
865:
858:
851:
843:
841:
837:
836:
833:Gerald Durrell
829:
828:
821:
814:
806:
798:
797:
775:
750:
729:
704:
673:
651:
625:
624:
622:
619:
618:
617:
607:
597:
581:
578:
555:
552:
551:
550:
540:
539:
525:
524:
523:
522:
519:
496:
482:
456:
453:
416:
415:
405:
398:
336:
333:
329:Gerald Durrell
321:Channel Island
291:
290:
279:
275:
272:Gerald Durrell
270:
269:
267:
263:
262:
260:
259:
256:
251:
248:
242:
240:
236:
235:
233:
232:
227:
221:
219:
215:
214:
208:
192:
190:
186:
185:
174:
166:
165:
158:
155:
148:
147:
71:poorly sourced
44:
42:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1206:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1149:Living people
1147:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1124:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1000:
999:
997:
993:
987:
986:
982:
980:
979:
975:
973:
972:
968:
967:
965:
961:
955:
954:
950:
948:
947:
943:
941:
940:
936:
934:
933:
929:
927:
926:
922:
920:
919:
915:
913:
912:
908:
906:
905:
901:
899:
898:
894:
892:
891:
887:
885:
884:
880:
878:
877:
873:
871:
870:
866:
864:
863:
859:
857:
856:
852:
850:
849:
845:
844:
842:
840:Books written
838:
834:
827:
822:
820:
815:
813:
808:
807:
804:
786:
779:
764:
760:
754:
739:
738:"Durrelliana"
733:
718:
714:
708:
693:
692:
687:
680:
678:
669:
665:
664:allAfrica.com
661:
655:
640:
636:
630:
626:
615:
612:, TV series,
611:
608:
605:
602:, TV series,
601:
598:
595:
591:
588:, TV series,
587:
584:
583:
577:
574:
572:
568:
564:
560:
548:
545:
544:
543:
537:
536:HarperCollins
533:
530:
529:
528:
520:
517:
514:
513:
512:
511:0-370-30754-2
508:
504:
500:
497:
494:
490:
486:
483:
481:
480:0-241-10841-1
477:
474:(USA), 1982)
473:
469:
465:
462:
461:
460:
452:
450:
446:
445:
439:
437:
432:
430:
426:
421:
413:
409:
406:
403:
399:
396:
392:
388:
384:
381:
380:
379:
377:
373:
369:
364:
362:
359:and birds in
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
332:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
301:
297:
273:
268:
264:
257:
255:
252:
249:
247:
244:
243:
241:
237:
231:
228:
226:
223:
222:
220:
216:
211:
205:(age 75)
191:
187:
182:
178:
172:
167:
162:
153:
144:
141:
133:
130:February 2013
122:
119:
115:
112:
108:
105:
101:
98:
94:
91: –
90:
86:
85:Find sources:
79:
75:
72:
68:
64:
58:
57:
53:
48:
43:
34:
33:
30:
19:
1068:
1019:The Durrells
1017:
1009:
1001:
983:
976:
969:
951:
944:
937:
930:
923:
916:
909:
902:
895:
888:
881:
874:
869:The New Noah
867:
860:
853:
846:
788:. Retrieved
778:
766:. Retrieved
762:
753:
741:. Retrieved
732:
720:. Retrieved
716:
707:
695:. Retrieved
691:The Guardian
689:
668:the original
663:
654:
642:. Retrieved
638:
629:
609:
599:
585:
575:
565:race of the
563:Round Island
558:
557:
546:
541:
531:
526:
498:
495:(USA), 1986)
484:
463:
458:
455:Bibliography
448:
444:The Durrells
442:
440:
433:
419:
417:
411:
401:
394:
375:
365:
349:Philadelphia
338:
304:
295:
294:
176:
136:
127:
117:
110:
103:
96:
84:
73:
56:verification
49:
29:
1144:1949 births
616:(UK) (1986)
596:(UK) (1982)
592:(Canada) /
580:Filmography
503:Bodley Head
239:Occupations
18:Lee Durrell
1138:Categories
1071:(2nd wife)
1065:(1st wife)
621:References
425:Madagascar
408:Madagascar
391:Madagascar
374:(then the
361:Madagascar
311:, author,
309:naturalist
246:Naturalist
199:1949-09-07
100:newspapers
1053:(brother)
963:TV series
697:April 26,
614:Channel 4
594:Channel 4
571:Mauritius
489:MacDonald
383:Mauritius
335:Biography
313:zookeeper
254:zookeeper
52:citations
1059:(sister)
1047:(mother)
1041:(father)
763:BBC News
516:Foreword
505:, 1986)
385:, other
305:McGeorge
78:libelous
790:June 3,
768:June 3,
743:June 3,
722:June 3,
644:June 3,
554:Honours
538:, 1996)
491:(UK) /
470:(UK) /
357:mammals
288:
280:
276:
114:scholar
606:(1987)
509:
478:
368:Jersey
325:Jersey
266:Spouse
250:author
212:, U.S.
116:
109:
102:
95:
87:
347:near
303:(née
282:(
278:
121:JSTOR
107:books
45:This
792:2015
770:2015
745:2015
724:2015
699:2017
646:2015
507:ISBN
476:ISBN
389:and
189:Born
93:news
54:for
590:CBC
323:of
300:MBE
161:MBE
1140::
761:.
715:.
688:.
676:^
662:.
637:.
451:.
431:.
284:m.
201:)
65:.
825:e
818:t
811:v
794:.
772:.
747:.
726:.
701:.
648:.
534:(
414:)
397:)
197:(
143:)
137:(
132:)
128:(
118:·
111:·
104:·
97:·
80:.
59:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
