For his work, Fitzjohn was awarded the Order of the British Empire, OBE, and the Prince Bernhard Medal for Conservation. AdvertisementAccording to Bob Marshall Andrews, chairman of George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust based in London, Fitzjohn, 76, died while undergoing treatment in Los Angeles. He was born in England and, as a young man, spent 18 years with the legendary Adamson in Kora. On several occasions, he was arrested, beaten up and charged in court, in a campaign aimed to frustrate their conservation work and force them out of the park. In Kenya, Fitzjohn and Adamson reintroduced more than 30 lions and 10 leopards into the wild.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2022 13:58 UTC