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Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology

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The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology is a graduate school and institute under the University of Kent, started in 1989 and named in honour of the famous British naturalist Gerald Durrell. It is the first school in the United Kingdom to award degrees and diplomas in the fields of Conservation, Eco-tourism, Biodiversity Management and Ethnobotany. The institute awards diplomas to graduates of the International Training Centre for captive breeding and zoo specialists at the Jersey Zoological Park, founded in 1978 by Gerald Durrell.