Barry Kaufmann-WrightAt our April meeting on the 24th, we welcomed back Barry Kaufmann-Wright to tell us all about working with Gerald Durrell. Barry has been a naturalist all his life and had the good fortune to work with Mr. Durrell at Jersey Zoo during 1964-1971. He told us all about the breeding programmes that he had been involved with at the Zoo together with showing us a selection of some of his 64,000 slides. We are losing 10,000 species a year due to extinction. He also relayed some stories about being bitten on the head by a lemur and having to have 75 stitches only for these to be unpicked in a “grooming session” by one of his favourite chimps. Mr. Durrell died in 1998 but his legacy lives on.
Our next meeting is on 22nd May when Jane Malyon returns with “Confessions of a Mass Caterer”. Details of all our meetings and speakers can be found on the diary on the home page of the Winstred 100 website.
Membership is currently full, but visitors are very welcome at a cost of £3.50.
If you would like any further information about P.A.W.S. please ring any of us on the following numbers. Alice 01206 735510, Jane 01206 735004 or Julia 01206 735053.
