Lee was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and showed an interest in wildlife as a child. She studied philosophy at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia before enrolling in 1971 for a graduate programme at Duke University, to study animal behaviour. She conducted research for her PhD on the calls of mammals and birds in Madagascar. She met Gerald Durrell when he gave a lecture at Duke University in 1977, and married him in 1979.[3]
Lee Durrell moved to Jersey and became involved with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (then the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust). She accompanied Durrell on his last three conservation missions:
Russia (1986) (account in Durrell in Russia, co-authored with Gerald Durrell)
Madagascar (1990) (account in Gerald Durrell's The Aye-Aye and I)
She became the honorary director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust after the death of her husband in 1995. She was instrumental in getting the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust renamed after Gerald Durrell, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Jersey Zoo. She is also a member of various expert groups on conservation, and is fondly called "Mother Tortoise" in certain areas of Madagascar due to her work with the ploughshare tortoise.
In December 2005, Lee Durrell handed over a large collection of dead animals (which had originally been collected and bred by her husband Gerald Durrell) to the National Museums of Scotland to aid genetic research of the critically rare species.[4]
Lee acted as consultant for The Durrells, a 2016 ITV six-part dramatisation of My Family and Other Animals.[3]
The companion book of a TV series documents the series where she was co-presenter:
Ourselves and Other Animals – from the TV series with Gerald and Lee Durrell, Peter Evans (1987)
Honoursedit
Nactus serpeninsula durrelli, or Durrell's night gecko, is the Round Island race of the Serpent Island gecko, named after Gerald and Lee Durrell for their contribution to saving the gecko and Round Island fauna in general. Mauritius released a stamp depicting Durrell's night gecko.[5]
Lee Durrell was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2011 Birthday Honours.[6]
Filmographyedit
The Amateur Naturalist, TV series, CBC (Canada) / Channel 4 (UK) (1982)[7]
Ourselves & Other Animals, TV series, Primetime Television (1987)
Durrell in Russia, TV series, Channel 4 (UK) (1986)
Referencesedit
^"ETCETERA / How We Met: 56. Gerald Durrell and Lee McGeorge Durrell". The Independent. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^. allAfrica.com. September 5, 2001. Archived from the original on September 5, 2001.
^ abHuntman, Ruth (March 26, 2016). "Gerald Durrell was my hero … I married him for his zoo". The Guardian. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
^"'Frozen zoo' is gift for capital". Herald Scotland. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^"Lee Durrell honoured with MBE for conservation work". BBC News. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^Patrick Allec. "Amateur Naturalist, The". Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Lee McGeorge Durrell news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lee McGeorge Durrell MBE nee McGeorge born September 7 1949 is an American naturalist author zookeeper and television presenter She is best known for her work at the Jersey Zoological Park in the British Channel Island of Jersey with her late husband Gerald Durrell and for co authoring books with him 1 2 Lee McGeorge DurrellMBELee Durrell presented a gorilla mascot Gorille D Argent to the winner of the stage of the Tour de Bretagne cycliste held in Jersey on April 25 2010BornLee Wilson McGeorge 1949 09 07 September 7 1949 age 74 Memphis Tennessee U S Alma materBryn Mawr College Duke UniversityOccupationsNaturalist author zookeeper television presenterSpouseGerald Durrell m 1979 died 1995 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 Honours 4 Filmography 5 ReferencesBiography editLee was born in Memphis Tennessee and showed an interest in wildlife as a child She studied philosophy at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia before enrolling in 1971 for a graduate programme at Duke University to study animal behaviour She conducted research for her PhD on the calls of mammals and birds in Madagascar She met Gerald Durrell when he gave a lecture at Duke University in 1977 and married him in 1979 3 Lee Durrell moved to Jersey and became involved with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust then the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust She accompanied Durrell on his last three conservation missions Mauritius other Mascarene Islands and Madagascar 1982 account in Gerald Durrell s Ark on the Move Russia 1986 account in Durrell in Russia co authored with Gerald Durrell Madagascar 1990 account in Gerald Durrell s The Aye Aye and I She became the honorary director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust after the death of her husband in 1995 She was instrumental in getting the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust renamed after Gerald Durrell on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Jersey Zoo She is also a member of various expert groups on conservation and is fondly called Mother Tortoise in certain areas of Madagascar due to her work with the ploughshare tortoise In December 2005 Lee Durrell handed over a large collection of dead animals which had originally been collected and bred by her husband Gerald Durrell to the National Museums of Scotland to aid genetic research of the critically rare species 4 Lee acted as consultant for The Durrells a 2016 ITV six part dramatisation of My Family and Other Animals 3 Bibliography editDurrell is the author of three books A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist with Gerald Durrell Hamish Hamilton UK Alfred A Knopf USA 1982 ISBN 0 241 10841 1 Durrell in Russia with Gerald Durrell MacDonald UK Simon amp Schuster USA 1986 State of the Ark an atlas of conservation in action Bodley Head 1986 ISBN 0 370 30754 2 Foreword by Gerald Durrell Dedicated To GMD for his contribution to conservation which is greater than most because he shares his delight in the natural world so well She is also the editor of The Best of Gerald Durrell HarperCollins 1996 The companion book of a TV series documents the series where she was co presenter Ourselves and Other Animals from the TV series with Gerald and Lee Durrell Peter Evans 1987 Honours editNactus serpeninsula durrelli or Durrell s night gecko is the Round Island race of the Serpent Island gecko named after Gerald and Lee Durrell for their contribution to saving the gecko and Round Island fauna in general Mauritius released a stamp depicting Durrell s night gecko 5 Lee Durrell was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2011 Birthday Honours 6 Filmography editThe Amateur Naturalist TV series CBC Canada Channel 4 UK 1982 7 Ourselves amp Other Animals TV series Primetime Television 1987 Durrell in Russia TV series Channel 4 UK 1986 References edit ETCETERA How We Met 56 Gerald Durrell and Lee McGeorge Durrell The Independent Retrieved June 3 2015 allAfrica com Determined to save endangered animals from extinction allAfrica com September 5 2001 Archived from the original on September 5 2001 a b Huntman Ruth March 26 2016 Gerald Durrell was my hero I married him for his zoo The Guardian Retrieved April 26 2017 Frozen zoo is gift for capital Herald Scotland Retrieved June 3 2015 Durrelliana Retrieved June 3 2015 Lee Durrell honoured with MBE for conservation work BBC News Retrieved June 3 2015 Patrick Allec Amateur Naturalist The Retrieved June 3 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee McGeorge Durrell amp oldid 1187332411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
