Lee McGeorge Durrell

Lee McGeorge Durrell (born September 7 1949) is a naturalist, author, zookeeper and television presenter, 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.

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September 7 - 1949 - Naturalist - Author - Zookeeper - Television presenter - Jersey Zoological Park - Channel Island - Jersey - Gerald Durrell

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Lee was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and showed an interest in wildlife as a child.

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She studied philosophy at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia before enrolling in 1971 on a graduate programme at Duke University in North Carolina, to study animal behaviour. She conducted research for her Ph.D. on the calls of mammals and birds in Madagascar.

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Bryn Mawr College - Philadelphia - 1971 - Duke University - North Carolina - Ph.D. - Mammal - Bird - Madagascar

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During that time, she met Gerald, when he gave a lecture at Duke University.

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When Lee moved to Jersey she became involved with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, of which she is now Honorary Director.

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