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and The Daily Telegraph (31.07.08)...



and also The Sun (28.07.08)...



Christian left the Kora Reserve in 1973. He made his new territory along the Tana river, but when the Wakamba herdsmen kept bringing their livestock to his hunting ground, he moved on. George Adamson said in his autobiography, "I used to count the days on which we hadn't seen Christian, but when they reached 97, I gave up recording them in my diary." Because a lion can live from 12 to 15 years in the wild, Adamson believed that Christian ended his days in the Meru National Reserve only a few miles up river.

"Lion Man" Gareth Patterson, author, environmentalist, and the person who continued George Adamson's lion rehabilitation work, revisited Kora in 1998. This is what he found...



As for the two guys, the Born Free Foundation tells me that Anthony "Ace" Bourke (referred to as Ace "Berg" in a Daily Mail article) lives in Australia as a lecturer and expert in the area of Aboriginal Art, and John Rendall lives in the UK and is a Trustee of the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust.

Anyone wishing to donate to the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust can do so by contacting one of the following....

George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust
16a Park View Road
London
N3 2JB
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8343 4246
Fax: +44 (0)20 8343 4048
info@georgeadamson.org

The Tony Fitzjohn/George Adamson
African Wildlife Preservation Trust
Georgianna Pennington Regnier
116 La Patera Drive
Camarillo
CA 93010
USA
+1 805 987 0997


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Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: June 28, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Author: TadManly

Length: 00:02:28
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Video Comments:
brklynmatt (December 4, 2008 at 9:45 pm)
OMG! This made me cry!!
aaPRiLL316 (December 4, 2008 at 8:28 pm)
we dont care if this video was edited, the importance of this video is that you learned something...something that touches our hearts...
straja888 (December 4, 2008 at 7:59 pm)
picka
mshribes16 (December 4, 2008 at 7:04 pm)
this is so inspiring, i am speachless, truly stunning
emoboysrawk (December 4, 2008 at 6:19 pm)
my cat used to do that.. rub its face against mine. But he got sick and we had to give him away :'(
rainbowdino116 (December 4, 2008 at 6:10 pm)
aaww i got teary eyed its so cute
im4wur (December 4, 2008 at 6:05 pm)
This may help you understand: ' Christian the lion - Full ending '

'Christian's story. Full ending and original soundtrack to the film "Christian, The Lion at World's End". Directed by Bill Travers,Commentary by Virgina McKenna, founders of the Born Free Foundation'
KohanaLou (December 4, 2008 at 5:49 pm)
This is so beautiful, so amazing!
davance4 (December 4, 2008 at 5:38 pm)
this is soo sad
hamishhun (December 4, 2008 at 5:31 pm)
No problem. Yeah its sad but people need to be educated I guess! Thanks Killamanjaro3