GEORGE ADAMSON

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. This work was reflected in famous and iconic films and books such as Born Free, To Walk with Lions, My Pride and Joy and Born Wild. Much changed in 1989 when Tony Fitzjohn was invited to Tanzania to begin the rescue and rehabilitation of the Mkomazi Game Reserve, 3,270 square kilometres of African bush which, together with Tsavo National Park in Kenya on its northern boundary, forms one of the largest protected ecosystems in Africa. It saw the beginning of an extraordinary Project which continued for over thirty years and marked the founding of our Trust. It was named after and in memory of George Adamson, legendary wildlife conservationist, who was later murdered in the course of his work in 1989.

Registration numbers: 279598 (W)

Primary location: Malibu United States