The Stationary Ark, by Gerald Durrell
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Gerald Durrell was a zoo enthusiast from the age of two when he started collecting everything alive, from minnows to woodlice. When, finally, he decided to set up the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, he determined that it would be different from those zoos - alas, the majority - to which parents reluctantly take children to ride an elephant and get sick on ice cream, and where animals are simply imprisoned. His would certainly be a place of entertainment, but it would be a research centre, an educational establishment and a conservation unit as well...
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Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is a member of the Association of Jersey Charities, membership number 69,
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal Founder: Gerald Durrell, OBE, LHD Honorary Director: Lee Durrell, BA. PhD Chief Executive Officer: Paul Masterton.
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust – UK is registered in England and Wales. A charitable company limited by guarantee.
Registered charity number: 1121989. Registered company number: 6448493. Registered office: c/o Ogier, Equitable House, 47 King William Street, London EC4R 9JD.
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