Menagerie Manor

Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Great Britain, Science & Nature, Nature, Animals, Wildlife, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Gerald Durrell ISBN: 9781504042604
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: December 20, 2016
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: Gerald Durrell
ISBN: 9781504042604
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: December 20, 2016
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

The beloved naturist and author of My Family and Other Animals shares the pleasures and pitfalls of opening a zoo on the English Channel Island of Jersey.

Spurred by his passion for animals and a lifelong dream, in the spring of 1959 Gerald Durrell opened the Jersey Zoo—now known as the Durrell Wildlife Park—on the grounds of an old manor house. The menagerie provided a safe habitat for rare and endangered species and exposed its human visitors to the wonders of nature.

Dealing with escapee animals and overdrawn bank accounts, Durrell soon discovered that owning and operating a fledgling zoo was no easy task. But despite the setbacks, these charming, often hilarious stories make clear that, for Durrell, ensuring the park’s success and helping the creatures he loved so dearly was worth any obstacle.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.

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The beloved naturist and author of My Family and Other Animals shares the pleasures and pitfalls of opening a zoo on the English Channel Island of Jersey.

Spurred by his passion for animals and a lifelong dream, in the spring of 1959 Gerald Durrell opened the Jersey Zoo—now known as the Durrell Wildlife Park—on the grounds of an old manor house. The menagerie provided a safe habitat for rare and endangered species and exposed its human visitors to the wonders of nature.

Dealing with escapee animals and overdrawn bank accounts, Durrell soon discovered that owning and operating a fledgling zoo was no easy task. But despite the setbacks, these charming, often hilarious stories make clear that, for Durrell, ensuring the park’s success and helping the creatures he loved so dearly was worth any obstacle.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.

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