![]() Early Collecting ExpeditionsĪdventures around the world collecting animals for zoosįrom 1946 to 1957, Gerald Durrell went out on wildlife collecting expeditions to places as varied as Africa, Madagascar, and Patagonia. This is the guide to all his books about his expeditions, in approximate chronological order of expeditions (he would often write about things years after they happened so the publishing dates don’t always match up) and a summary of the main places and species. His later ones were often private collecting expeditions for his own zoo, or for films and documentaries. His earlier and his later expeditions are quite distinct his early expeditions were usually shoestring, desperate adventures as a young man. ![]() Famous for his writing and his conservation, Gerald Durrell was a a collector for zoos (both other people’s and his own), and went on many expeditions all over the world. To fund many of these expeditions, he published books about them, which were (and still are) incredibly popular. ![]()
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