Learning to save species from extinction
The Durrell Conservation Academy’s Endangered Species Recovery Course completely transformed my appreciation for conservation...
Last year was the summer of giant, colourful gorillas across our island. Fabulous life-size works of sculpture, subject to the imagination of artists from far and wide. Our Go Wild Gorillas sculpture trail aimed to be fun, exciting, thoughtful and, due to its very nature, it would get people out and about exploring Jersey to track these magnificent silverbacks. But what can we really say about the use of the arts in nature connection and species conservation? Is it just fun, or something deeper? For me, it goes beyond the obvious, into how we interact and make sense of the world and our place in nature.
Embarking on a career in wildlife conservation is one of the most rewarding decisions I have made. Making a mid-career switch from the petroleum indus...
Forests are the Earth’s most dominant land-based ecosystem and can hold great significance to people. They often feature in myths and legends, shaping...
Our work spans multiple islands worldwide. You will find Durrell projects and people stretching across the globe from Floreana in the Galapagos Island...
Rebecca (Becky) Brewer spent many years working as an accountant before joining the Durrell team in early 2019 as the Director of Finance & Commercial...
The Durrell Conservation Academy’s Endangered Species Recovery Course completely transformed my appreciation for conservation...
Life poses questions at every instance. How? What? Why? Where? Do you get overwhelmed by all these questions flying around in your head? I was, when I...
Growing up in Mauritius, Dr Charlie Gardner spent many a memorable weekend feeding Mauritius kestrels in the Black River Gorges with Durrell’s very ow...
At the beginning of 2017, I set off on an adventure quite unlike any other. I was to join the team working on the Redonda Restoration Programme and sp...