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George Adamson

The Father of Lions, George Adamson was one of the greatest conservationists of all time. He was a man beyond his time - A hero whose devotion to the lions in Africa are unprecedented. He sacrificed his life to the preservation and welfare of the endangered lions Africa - The battle against poachers, bandits, bureaucracy and his own frailty of age, only to preserve the habitat - fauna and flora of the desert Kenya's wild.

George Alexander Graham Adamson was born on 3 February 1906 in Etawah, British India. His mother Katherine was English and his father Harry was Irish. After education in Britain, George and his brother Terrance moved to Kenya to work in a coffee plantation. This lifestyle, however, did not suit the adventurous nature of George and after trying several companies like goat trading and gold prospecting, ultimately accepted the post of director in the Kenya game department in 1938. In 1942 he married the Austrian artist Joy Bally. Together, the pair nature lovers lived happily in their exquisite environment.

It was not until 1956 that fate brought an unexpected twist that would forever change the lives of Adamson. Earlier that year, George learned that a lion was terrorizing maneating to some villages. George and his party went for the lion and killed the Maneater. At that point, the lioness burst out of nowhere and charged them unexpectedly - leaving men choice but to shoot him. It was only after George learned the reason for the lionesses aggression - her three newborn cubs.

Knowing very well that puppies would not survive on their own in the wild, George brought the three baby lionesses to their home where he and Joy tried several recipes, until finally he could develop a formula for milk accepted lion cubs and feed. Over time, young pups became adorable and playful lions, so that much happiness to George and Joy, who would never own son with joy having three miscarriages over the course of their marriage.

As the puppies grew, it became clear that it could not remain as stuffed animals and therefore the larger of two were sent to the zoo in Rotterdam, the Netherlands - a service excellent where George visited years later. The youngest sibling, named Elsa, was kept at the insistence of the joy that, despite all conventional wisdom and advice - given in an almost impossible task of making a nearly domesticated lion wild. This has never been done before. Joy George supported his decision and the two set out together to teach Elsa to hunt and fend for herself in the African jungle.

After many months of hard work and dedication, Elsa finally made her first dead. After some time he learned how to interact with other lions as well and could finally be truly independent in nature - being able to "live free "after being" born free ". This remarkable story was soon Cinematize and brought much fame and prominence of George and Joy. Humble as always, George evaded most of the attention and began his long and somewhat lonely journey towards the conservation of wild wolf population in the region. Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, who played the parts of George and Joy respectively in the Oscar winning film Born Free became animal lovers and lifelong friends George.

George continued his work with lions in the Meru National Park in the Northern Frontier Province of Kenya. Unfortunately, in just five years Old Elsa died of what is believed to be a tick disease, breathing his last in the lap of George - bringing much pain to a man's experience more heart breaking many times in your life. Only five years after the premiere of the movie, George had to retire from his position as director of higher game one of his lions 'Boy' maimed another director's son.

George was removed from the park and is only allowed to take his lions to the distant lands burning of a hitherto unknown place called Kora. Soon after, in 1970, George and Joy separated as a couple though they continued to spend Christmas together with George retains much love and affection for his wife.

In 1980 Joy Adamson was murdered. The brutal murderer was a servant whom he had suspended after he was found stealing. The Terrance same year he was maimed by a lion and the Kenyan government to end the George program of introducing tame and orphaned lions in the wild.

In 1981, after reviewing the government allowed George and his assistant Tony Fitzjohn to initiate a training program for leopard. However, little could be done by poachers and bandits ravaged the wildlife of Kenya, killing elephants for their tusks, rhinoceros for their horns, leopards for their pelts - terrorizing conservationists and the poor animals alike. George continued to struggle and talking about animal rights, they face constant threats from poachers and bandits Somalis, as well as cattle grazing land that were destroying the natural prey of lions, forcing the herds to migrate and lions to starve.

August 20, 1989 some European tourists were scheduled to visit Kora. On the way to Camp George, were attacked by Somali bandits and savagely beaten and robbed. George went to his rescue in his Land Rover. He was shot twice by the bandits - once in the thigh and then in the back - and died immediately. Two other workers were also killed. The murderers stole George's watch before leaving. In the days after the murder of George, hundreds of police were sent to the scene of the crime and some arrests.

Kora today is protected by guards as a national park. George lays buried alongside his favorite lions in his deserted complex of thatched huts. Locals and officials the past in the surrounding villages still remember him fondly. Lion Tracks have been near the final resting place of George ...

George Adamson was a man of the world, unlike anything I've ever seen. He understood better than anyone the Lions have never done and spent his entire life walking and living alongside the majestic cats. He loved more than life itself, and finally had to pay the price with his life for the lion free and wild again. His work generated the public interest and awareness leading in many areas around the edge of extinction of most African big game in danger of extinction.

Sometime before his death, George wrote:

"Who will now care for animals, because they can not fend for themselves? Are there men and women who are willing to take this position? Who will raise their voices, when mine is carried away by the wind, to plead their case?

About the Author

The author is a blogger about cats and an expert on George Adamson