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George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the Baba ya Simba ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), [1] was a British wildlife conservationist and author based in Kenya.
On what would have been conservationist George Adamson’s 116th Birthday, our Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE remembers her friend ‘Baba ya Simba’ – the Fathe...
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Sep 6, 2012 · 1989 – George Adamson, aged 83, is shot dead by bandits in Kenya. He is buried next to his favorite lion, Boy.
Feb 2, 2017 · George Adamson, who became known as “Baba ya Simba,” or Father of Lions, was born on February 3, 1906 (died 1989). His work reintroducing lions into the wilds of Kenya was immortalized in the book, Born Free, written by his wife, Joy Adamson.
George Alexander Graham Adamson was born in Etawah, India (then British India) on the 3rd of February 1906. His mother Katherine was English and his father Harry, who helped to train an army for the Rajah of Dholpur, was Irish. As a youth George attended a boarding school in England.
The George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust was formed in England in 1979 to raise funds for the work being done in the Kora National Park in northern Kenya by George Adamson and his assistant Tony Fitzjohn.
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A protector of Kenya's wildlife. No one knew better the language and lives of lions, or loved them more than George Adamson. Changing wildlife conservation worldwide, George is often referred to...
