Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons - Hardcover

Durrell, Gerald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671243721 ISBN 13: 9780671243722

Publisher: Collins, 1977

Synopsis

Durrell sails to Mauritius, home of the dodo bird, to observe the remaining wildlife and to preserve enough specimens by transporting them to his New Jersey sanctuary

About this title

Review:

"Informative (and often very funny) book is concerned with Gerald Durrell's life-long work to protect endangered species" --lifeoutloud.co.uk, January 2008

From the Back Cover:

Mauritius, once the home of the ill-fated Dodo (symbol of Gerald Durrell's Wildlife Preservation Trusts), still has among its fauna many unique but endangered species, among them Mauritian kestrels, Telfair's skinks, Gunther's geckos and pink pigeons. When Gerald Durrell went to rescue some of these creatures from extinction, he experienced danger, discomfort and exertion, but he enjoyed himself enormously. And when the trip was over, he had a varied collection of animals to take to his Jersey sanctuary from where the progeny could, in time, be restored to Mauritius.

"This is not only an enjoyable volume, it is also, in my humble opinion, the best-written Durrell so far".
'Yorkshire Post'

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0671243721
• ISBN 13: 9780671243722
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1