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Gerald Durrell s widow implores Greek PM to stop bulldozers wrecking Corfu s jewel in the crown Plans to develop a rare patch of island wilderness have already been welcomed by the Greek government 5 March 2021 • 6:00am Corfu’s Erimitis peninsular is an important area for wildlife and biodiversity Credit: atcorfu.com The widow of the writer and naturalist Gerald Durrell has appealed directly to Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a last ditch effort to avert the destruction of the jewel in the crown of Greek biodiversity sites. In a letter seen by the Telegraph, Lee Durrell urged Mr Mitsotakis to call off bulldozers that recently began clearing vegetation on Corfu’s Erimitis peninsular, a rare patch of the unspoilt island wilderness made famous by the author of My Family and Other Animals. ....