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Jun 13

The last of its kind: bringing the boa back from the EDGE

Aurelie Hector

Once upon a time on an island in the Indian Ocean named Mauritius, there were two unique species of snakes belonging to the Bolyeridae family, the Burrowing Boa (Bolyeria multocarinata) and the Keel-scaled Boa (Casarea dussumieri).

Jun 8

Fighting the Battle against Invasive Species in Mauritius

Jennifer Parker

Whether it’s lionfish taking over Caribbean waters or the Australian flatworm devouring native earthworms in the UK, invasive species are a key threat...

Jun 8

Celebrating Optimism on Earth Day

Jennifer Parker

Durrell graduate Rio Heriniaina shared the stage with Dr Jane Goodall and Sir David Attenborough at Cambridge’s Earth Optimism event last weekend, whe...

May 25

Stepping stones

Krissy Middleton

Growing up on the tiny island of Guernsey has rather amplified my already big dreams. Getting a job in conservation is difficult, so the best way I c...

Apr 18

The importance of being hopeful

Lianne Concannon

What is it that motivates us to keep going, often against difficult odds? Hery thinks it is hope. We conservationists are passionate about the species...

Speak up for small mammals

Ros Kennerley

As you might have read in our recent blog by Dr Ros Kennerley, 2016 was a huge year for the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group (SMSG), but 2017 is...

Mar 23
Durrell & the White-Footed Tamarin

Dominic Wormell

Colombia is a wonderful country, rich in biodiversity with many wonderful species found nowhere else on earth. One such gem is a tiny primate known as...

Feb 22
Takeover Tuesday with Senior Mammal Keeper, Chris Davies

Chris Davies

On 31st January, Senior Mammal Keeper Chris Davies took over Durrell's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Feb 15
Connecting local traditions and environmental conservation in Lake Alaotra

Christel Sam

Lake Alaotra is the largest lake in Madagascar and is a wetland of global importance under the Ramsar Convention. It is home to a number of highly thr...

Feb 1