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:

1. Hear about some of the fascinating people behind saving species
2. Learn about some classic books of Gerald Durrell, his stories and quest for saving nature
3. Appreciate the challenges and hurdles in his life to help set up a Trust