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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.
Aug 21, 1989 · Conservationist George Adamson was slain by bandits near the wildlife reserve where he and his late wife, “Born Free” author Joy Adamson, taught lions raised in captivity to live in the wild.
Jul 5, 2014 · Learn about George Adamson's life, from his childhood in India to his adventures in Kenya as a game warden and a lion rehabilitator. Discover how he and his wife Joy wrote the best-selling book Born Free and inspired a film and a conservation movement.
The Beginnings. 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.
Feb 3, 2022 · On what would have been conservationist George Adamson’s 116th Birthday, our Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE remembers her friend ‘Baba ya Simba’ – the Father of Lions, who she first met on...
Feb 2, 2017 · Learn about the life and work of George Adamson, who raised and released lions into the wild in Kenya. His story inspired the book and movie Born Free, but also faced challenges and tragedies.
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.
