Miracle workers: when Gerald Durrell helped establish the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation 25 years ago, few could have predicted its success in bringing some of the world's most endangered species back from the brink.(conservation: MAURITIUS)

Geographical | October 1, 2009| | Copyright

Sitting in his office, windows flung open against a blisteringly hot day, Vikash Tatayah points to a painting of a bird of prey on the wall behind him. This copper-coloured kestrel, he explains, is the symbol of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF), of which he is the conservation manager.

I've come to visit Tatayah to learn about the origins of the MWF, which is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. It's a story that revolves around the legendary British author and wildlife conservationist Gerald Durrell. But as Tatayah says, in order to understand what ...

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