Golden bats and pink pigeons - Gerald Durrell

Mauritius, once the home of the ill-fated Dodo (symbol of Gerald Durrell's Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust), 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 many living trophies for his Jersey sanctuary from where the progeny could be restored, in time, to Mauritius.