George Adamson gave his life to helping lions. He was killed by poachers in Kora National Reserve in 1989. George Adamson wrote in the final pages of Bwana Game published in 1968 by Collins & Harvill Press, London; 'Often I am asked why I have committed myself to the lions. There is no material gain for me in the project. The answer lies in my regard for these noble animals. I cannot bear to see these highly intelligent and sensitive creatures treated as so much merchandise, shipped here and there over the world, mothers parted from offspring, brothers from sisters, friend from friend, regardless of their feelings and happiness. For what? To, provide profit for dealers, and entertainment for humanity. They too are living beings with emotions akin to our own. If I can bring happiness and fulfillment for a span into the lives of a few, and perhaps set the pattern for future rehabilitations, it will have been worth while. Lions in the wild lead hazardous lives, a false move or ill judgement in attack or defence may lead to serious injury or death from the horns and hooves of their prey, to the teeth and claws of their own kind. But it is their life, unchanged for millions of years before the ancestors of man learned to walk upright. This night I bring my story to an end. If it has the good fortune to interest any who may read it, they can rest assured that whatever accrues from this tale will go to aid my friends the lions. According to 'Korokoro' the lion's roar when translated into English goes: WHO IS LORD OF THIS LAND?... Who is Lord of this land?... I Am!... I am!... I am!' (Source: George Adamson, 'Bwana Game' 1968) George Adamson 1906-1989