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Durrell was born in Jameshedpur , India of British parents. The family returned to the UK after the death of his father in 1928, and moved to mainland Europe in 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu. They eventually settled on the GreekGreece formally called the Hellenic Republic (in Greek: ) Hellenike Demokratia , is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It is bounded on land by Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania island of CorfuThis article is about the Greek island known in English as Corfu. There is also a place named Corfu, New York. Corfu (ancient and modern Greek , Kerkyra Latin Corcyra is an island of Greece, in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Albania, from which it is se, where Durrell began to collect and keep as petThis page is about domestic animals. For several meanings of the acronym PET see PET. A pet or companion animal is a domesticated animal that is kept by humans for companionship or for the beauty of its appearance or utterances, rather than for economic rs the local faunaFauna is a collective term for animal life. The corresponding term for plants is flora. Technically, the proper term for fauna plus flora is biota but fauna is often used instead. In zoology and paleontology the term is often used to refer to the typical, and stayed until 1939Events January-June January 2 End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 Earthquake kills 30. 000 in Chile about 50. 000 sq mi razed January 26 Falangists take Barcelona January 26: this interval was later the basis of his best-known book, My Family and Other AnimalsMy Family and Other Animals is an autobiographical work by naturalist Gerald Durrell, telling of his childhood years spent on the Greek island of Corfu. Durrell had already written several successful books about his trips collecting animals in the wild fo, and its successors, Birds, Beasts, and Relatives and The Garden of the Gods.
In 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:, Durrell joined Whipsnade Zoo as a junior keeper. This move fulfilled a lifelong dream: Durrell claims that his first spoken word was "zoo."
Durrell's wildlife expeditions began with a 1947 trip to the area that eventually became the country of Cameroon (financed by a £3,000 inheritance). He continued for many decades, during which time he became famous for his work for wildlife conservation.
On July 6 1963, he established the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, known since his death as the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, to establish, at his zoo, breeding colonies of endangered species.
Durrell was helped by his first wife, Jacqueline, and later by his second wife, Lee McGeorge Durrell, whom he met in 1977 when he gave a lecture at Duke University in North Carolina where Lee, a zoology instructor, was studying for a PhD.
Durrell received the Order of the British Empire in 1982.