Civil Aviation Authority 217, 312
contrast with Tanzania 184–5, 205
Game Department 35, 50–1, 69, 73,78, 120, 121
General Service Unit 101, 121,175–6, 178, 183
growing corruption 16–17, 164–5, 174–5
Kenyan Somalis see Somalis
Richard Leakey's achievement in 182
Wildlife Service 182, 202, 217, 254, 312
see also specific places
Kenya, Mount 46
Mount Kenya National Park 95, 96
Kenyatta, Jomo 116, 164
Kermeen, Barbara 85
Khalid (leopard) 148, 153
Khashoggi, Adnan 132, 143
Khashoggi, Khalid 132, 142–3
Khashoggi, Soraya 143
Kibaki, Mwai 21–2
Kibonde, Benson 237
Kilimanjaro, Mount 17–18, 193, 216, 227–8
Kilonzo, Philip 44, 66, 82, 95, 107, 109,116, 167, 175–6, 178, 183
Kinloch, Bruce 124, 194
Kipn'getich, Julius 307, 314
Kipuyo Loisiki, Richard 210, 219–20, 250
Kisima 187, 192, 193, 198, 204, 208, 210, 227–8, 243
wild dog bomas 203, 209–10, 219, 220
Kisiwani secondary school 246, 250
Kitomari, Ombeni, team member at Mkomazi 247, 248, 255, 270
Knight, Mike 212, 234
Komunyu (female leopard) see Squeaks
Kora 46–7, 116–17, 130–2, 163, 297–8
banditrysee shifta (Somali bandits)
Camp of the Leopards see Kampi ya Chui
Camp of the Lions see Kampi ya Simba
family tree of lions 318–19
forced out of 164–83
under the General Service Unit 176
George Adamson's funeral 181–2
impressions on first arrival in 24, 25–6, 29
life with George Adamson at 51–68, 86–98, 109–15, 121–2, 131, 134–41, 153
made into a game reserve 69–70
poachingsee poaching
rebuilding and work after 2002 change of government 267–9, 293, 301
rejuvenated under Richard Leakey 182
resumption of work, with 2008 formal invitation 307–8, 309–13, 314
Rock 41, 48, 61, 69, 97, 102, 109, 310
setback and new effort in 1999–2000 253–5
wedding of author and Lucy Mellotte in 233–4
Kora (lion cub of Lisa, adopted by Juma) 62, 86–7, 96, 97–8, 102
Kora Trust 88, 125, 130, 132, 161
change of name to George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust 176
Koretta (lioness) 131, 133, 137, 138, 148,153, 161
Korokoro people 33
Kronenborg, Peter 254
Lamprey, Hugh 83
Lamprey, Richard 242
Lamprey, Ros 83
Lamu 22, 162
Land Rovers 44–5, 68, 79, 80, 110, 162, 193
Lang, Franz 132, 142
Lawrence, Chris 110
Leakey (lion) 73, 74–5, 77, 84–6, 87,96, 98, 102, 118, 119
Leakey, Louis S. B. 74
Leakey, Philip 68, 74, 167
Leakey, Richard 74, 169, 180, 182, 254
Ledertheil, Inge 178, 179
Lee, John 180–1
Lema, Sangito 201, 220, 243, 257, 295, 314
Leminiria, Fred 76
leopard 62, 121–2, 131, 134–5, 136–7, 138–41, 144–5, 146–7, 153–6
Campsee Kampi ya Chui
at Mkomazi 202, 218
see also specific named animals
Leperez, Julius 220
Liani, Solomon 191–2, 217, 221, 225
Lion Camp see Kampi ya Simba lion cub raising 61–2, 71
lion feeding 31, 33–5, 39–40
lion mating behaviour 54
lion mauling
Boy's biting of Mark Jenkins 38
Boy's killing of Stanley Murithii 39
by Shade 119, 120
Shyman's near–fatal attack on the author 1–2, 90–1
Suleiman's attack on George Adamson 111, 112
lion radio collars 85–6, 87, 283
Lisa (lioness) 25, 32, 41, 53–4, 61, 62–3, 64–5, 71
Lisette (lion cub of Lisa, adopted by Juma) 62, 66
Loitokitok Outward Bound School 17, 18
Longoji, Sergeant 146
Lowe, Gloria 99
Lugembe, Rose 221, 226, 232, 236, 238,239, 244, 263, 294, 313
Lught, Ally van der 296
Lusasi, Salum 250–1, 264, 274, 281,291, 303, 305–6
Lwezaula, Fred 160, 169, 205, 258
Maalim Shora Dirkicha 33–4, 141, 312–13
MacGraw, Ali 88, 190–1, 198–200, 211, 222
Mchomvu, Bernard 263, 285, 294, 309
McKeand, Jane 180
McKenna, Virginia 27
Mackenzies (Canadian fundraisers) 191
Malindi 63, 102–3, 142–3, 307
Maralal 15, 16
Marenga, Paul 227, 235, 242, 244–5, 249
Marmo committee 217, 218
Marmo, Philip 217
Maro, Mohammed 147, 154, 179
Marrian, Anthony 123, 124, 296
Marshall–Andrews, Bob 7–8, 9, 124, 130, 138, 190, 204, 217, 220, 246, 265, 266, 296, 311
Marshall–Andrews family 259
Marshall–Andrews, Gill 124, 138, 190, 265, 295, 311
Marshall–Andrews, Laura 138
Masai 205, 219, 220, 223, 243–4, 250
Mason, Charlie 233, 275
Mason, Laurence 288
Mason, Serena 233, 275
Matchett, Chris 118
Mawson, Peter 128
Mayhew, Charlie 222
Mbano, Bakari 220, 234–5
Mbise, Jacobo 284
Mbita, Hashim, Brigadier General 231–2, 235, 236–7, 238, 244, 285, 286, 294, 296, 313, 314
Meghji, Zakia 236, 250, 260, 274
Mellotte, Lucy (later Lucy Fitzjohn) 164, 201, 207–8, 212, 214, 215, 217, 222
gives birth to Mukka 225
wedding of author and 233–4
see also Fitzjohn, Lucy
Mengistu Haile Mariam 83
MERP (Mkomazi Ecological Research Programme) 205, 227, 235
Meru National Park 38, 46, 102, 128–9, 174–5, 176
Meyerhold, Andrew 137–8, 157, 159, 170
Michael, Prince of Kent 222, 304
Michael, Princess of Kent 265, 287, 304
Michie, John 254
Mill Hill boarding school 7–9
Mkapa, Benjamin 221, 286
Mkomazi Ecological Research Programme (MERP) 205, 227,235
Mkomazi Game Reserve 170, 176, 185–95, 197, 202–13, 226–39,240–53
and agreement between the Trust and Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism 220–1, 235
author's home see Kisima
campaign to achieve national park status 242, 266, 271, 282
de-snaring team 299
education centre and programme 299–300, 305, 306 see also George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust: education and outreach
elephant 186–7, 202, 209, 242, 292, 303
Football Club 209
game hunting in 186–7, 190, 213, 214–15, 217–18
Kisimasee Kisima
lion 187, 271, 284 see also Jipe (lioness)
national park status achievement 290, 291–2, 308, 31
poaching in 186–7, 205, 242, 276,281–2, 29
rhino 187, 188, 204, 210–12, 218, 223, 232–4, 236–9, 240–3, 255, 260–4, 274, 289, 294, 313, 314
tax and 308–9, 313
twenty-first-century life in 255–66, 269–95, 298–300, 303–4, 305–6, 308–9, 313–14
typical day at 279–81
water 208
wild dog project 203, 209–10, 218–20, 222, 226, 234, 256–7, 259–60, 272, 279, 289–90, 292, 293, 300, 303–4
Mlay, Costa 190, 202, 203, 217, 232–3, 242, 244
death 284–5
Mohammed, Mahmoud 42–3, 161
Moi, Daniel arap 5, 68, 117, 127, 161,164, 165, 182, 254, 267
Mollel (team member at Mkomazi) 276
Monro, Matt 10
Moon, Bryan 150, 151, 200
Moon, Chris 151, 200
Moon, Cicely 200
Morey, Doug 181, 183
Morkel, Estelle 294, 304
Morkel, Pete 212, 234, 237, 238, 239, 241, 243, 249–50, 264, 275, 277–8, 289, 292, 294, 304, 313
Morrissey, Neil 235
Morson, Kitch 114–15
Mortimer, Andy 251–2, 296
Mortimer, Georgina 251–2
Morton, Peter 191, 211
Mount Kenya National Park 95, 96
Muchina, Samwel 311
Mungure, Hezekiah Ezekiel 189–90, 192, 194, 197, 198, 201, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 211–12, 238, 291
forced out of Mkomazi 215–16
Murithii, Stanley 39, 269
Murray, Rowena 145
Mursa, Ibrahim 178, 179, 315
Musyoka, Pauline Kalonzo 308
Musyoka, Stephen Kalonzo 173, 175, 202, 223–4, 253, 266, 267, 302, 308
Mutinda, John 50–1, 81, 92, 94–5, 120
Mwaura, Assistant Warden 179–80
Mweka College of African Wildlife Management 194, 271
Mwella, Godfrey 238–9
Nairobi 67–8, 93, 122–3, 139, 201–2, 305
embassy bombing 246
Hospital 92, 306
Long Bar, Stanley Hotel 14–15, 21, 22
National Park animal orphanage 73, 80, 81, 84, 96, 99, 148, 154
Naivasha 20, 21, 23, 38, 132–3, 265, 287–8
Naja (lioness born to Jojo) 133, 138, 148, 153
Nasari, Isack 201
Nasari, Zacharia 201, 206, 247, 248, 255, 256, 270, 282–3
National Parks Service 73, 79
Ndaskoi, Happy 264
Ndolanga, Muhiddin 204, 210
NFD (Northern Frontier District) 15, 18, 27, 106
Ng'anga, Ben 68, 105, 118
Ngomeni bus attack 163
Ngoto (leopard) 154
Nina (elephant) 209, 228, 229–30, 237,255, 278–9, 288, 302–3
Nixon, Richard 35, 83
Njue, Robert 307
Njuguna, Tonny 254
Nnko, Elisaria 192–3, 198, 211–12, 214, 215, 235, 245, 247, 271, 274, 279, 284, 291, 294, 295, 306, 309, 314
kidnapping 260–1
Nnko, Zakaria 259
Noremco 212
Northern Frontier District (NFD) 15, 18, 27, 106
Nyerere, Julius 184–5, 186, 286
Nyongesa, Joseph 311
Oates, Lawrence 'Titus' 10
OBE award 296, 304
OBE party 302
Ogle, Noor Abdi 67, 90, 101, 121, 173–4
Olindo, Perez 73, 74, 80–1, 168
Olly (Williams) and Suzi (Winstanley) 272–3, 304
Ombeni, team member at Mkomazi seeKitamari, Ombeni
Operation Uhai 189–90
Opondo, Fred 254
O'Regan, Fred 252
Orma people 82, 94
Oscar (lion born to Lisa, adopted by Juma) 62, 86–7, 96, 97–8, 102
Osterhaus, Ab 304
Out of Africa 81, 157, 180
PA, author's friend in Malindi 63, 102,123, 162–3
Pallangyo, Semu 194, 220, 240, 243,275, 277, 291, 294, 295, 302, 314
Pallangyo, Sifaeli 201
Palle (leopard) 148, 153
Parham, Philip 302
Penny (leopard) 127
Petrino, Mario 43–4, 76
pilot training 150–1, 153
Pippa (cheetah) 127
poaching 46, 77–8, 93, 95–6, 99–101, 103, 106–7, 145–6, 168–9
anti–poaching units/patrols 15, 57,106, 121, 130, 205
de–snaring team 299
Ken Clarke's murder by a poacher 106
Mkomazi Game Reserve 186–7, 205, 242, 276, 281–2, 293
poaching – cont.
Tsavo National Park 264
turned to banditry 120–1 see also shifta (Somali bandits)
wars of the 1980s 17, 145
Price, Jenny 155
radio collars 85–6, 87, 144, 283
Rajabu, Zuberi 206
Razzall, Tim 124
Regnier, Georgianna 211
Rendall, John 26, 32, 71–2, 73, 225
RGSsee Royal Geographical Society
rhino 17, 31, 46, 52–3, 77–8, 99, 103
black 210, 239, 240–3, 275, 291–2
horn 78, 95
horn transmitters 249–50
Mkomazi Game Reserve 187, 188, 204, 210–12, 218, 223, 232–4, 236–9, 240–3, 255, 260–4, 274,289, 294, 313, 314
see also specific named animals
Root, Alan 117, 119, 142, 159, 160
Root, Joan 117, 119, 203
Rose (female rhino) 243, 289
Rotich, Nehemiah arap 254
Rottcher, Dieter 149
Rotterdam Zoo 79
Royal Geographical Society 83, 205,222, 252, 273, 304
rubbish 1, 269
Rufus Isaacs, Antony 190–1, 199, 211
rugby 8, 10, 12, 279, 295
Rune, Caroline 148, 233, 265
Rune, Palle 148, 199, 233, 265
Rutherford, Jock 149, 150–1, 152
Same 195, 245, 249, 250
secondary school 274
Sandford, Daniel 19
Save the Rhino International 216, 219, 256, 299
schools
Asako primary school 295, 306
author's schooling 5, 6, 7–9
Enfield Grammar School 6
Kisiwani secondary school 246, 250
Loitokitok Outward Bound School 17, 18
Mill Hill boarding school 7–9
Same secondary school 274
Trusts for African Schools 294, 295, 297, 312
Scots Guards 131–2
Scouting (Boy Scouts) 4–5, 9
Scruffy (lion) 54, 55
Selous Game Reserve 248, 274
Shaba 127, 128
Shade (lion) 119
Shaggy (lion) 55
Sheba (lioness) 104, 111, 112–13, 114,115, 122
Sheldrick, Daphne 228, 279
Sheldrick, David 47, 81
shifta (Somali bandits) 125, 130–1, 145, 176
and the death of Squeaks 168
killing of Erigumsa 224
murder of George Adamson 178–9
and the Ngomeni bus attack 163
Shyman (lion born to Juma) 62, 86–7, 93–4
attack on author 1–2, 90–1
shot by George Adamson 93
Sigara, Mohamed 116
Silvester, Julianna 233
Silvester, Pete 147, 212–13, 227, 233, 272, 288
Simons, Harrie 209, 210, 218, 228,230–1, 250
Simons, Truus 209, 210, 218, 228,230–1, 250
Sindiyo, Daniel 120, 138
Singer, Stan 88
Singo, John 257–8, 272, 273–4, 286
Slesinger, Tony 124
Smith, Ken 27, 50, 112, 119–20
Smith, Helen 21
smuggling 205–6
Soba, Mohammed 152, 162
Solola, Keya 179
Somalia 95, 116, 120
Somalis 42–3, 46, 78, 93, 96, 99–101, 103, 107, 161–2, 298
I984 massacre by security forces 150
illegal grazers/grazing 58–9, 82, 88, 94–5, 100, 148, 150, 169, 189–190, 205, 242, 283
and the Ngomeni bus attack 163
shifta see shifta(Somali bandits)
terrorism and Kenyan Somalis 116–17
see also poaching
Spike (serval cat) 275–6, 288
Spoerry, Anne 224–5, 253
Squeaks (female leopard) 137, 140–1, 144, 145, 146–9, 152, 154, 155,160–1, 166, 168
Starkey, Henry 83
Stein,Jeff 211
Stirling, Al 219
Stirling, Dave 219, 222
Strahammer, Fritz 118, 127, 137–8
Suermondt, Robert 211, 223
Suleiman (lion) 104, 111, 112–13, 114, 115
attack on George Adamson 111, 112
Suzi (female rhino calf) 289
Suzuki Rhino Club 273, 309, 313
Suzuki Vitaras 45, 273, 309
Swai, project manager 218, 223, 227
Swordspoint Foundation 252–3
Tana, River 25–6, 27, 44, 46
TANAPA (Tanzania National ParksAuthority) 266, 271, 290, 291–2, 308, 313–14
Tanzania 159–60, 169–70, 186, 191, 195, 221, 285–7
contrast with Kenya 184–5, 205
employment laws 257–8
Mkomazisee Mkomazi Game
Reserve national parks authority see TANAPA
Wildlife Division see Wildlife Division, Tanzania
see also specific places
Tanzania Review Authority (TRA) 308
Tanzanian Trust 191, 225, 250, 302, 309
Tarimo, Erasmus 205, 220, 257, 304, 313
Tarzan of the Apes 5–6
author's playing of Tarzan for Japanese TV 132–3
tax 308–9, 313
terrorism 116–17, 246, 260
Thatcher, Margaret 152
Thesiger, Wilfred 16, 19, 177
Thornton, Giles 219, 220, 242–3, 247
Tiegs, Cheryl I42 Tomoko, actress 155–6
Tony Fitzjohn/George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust see George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust
Toulson, Alan 190, 217
tourism 212–13, 226, 227, 253, 272
agreement between the Trust and Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism 220–1, 235
Kenya and 81, 127, 174–5
tracking equipment 90, 145
radio collars 85–6, 87, 144, 283
rhino horn transmitters 249–50
tractors 84, 90, 97, 197–8, 204, 259, 262, 291
Transvaal Castle 12
Travers, Bill 27
Trendell, Sally 170, 171, 173
Trevor, Simon 39
Trusts for African Schools 294, 295, 297, 312
Tsavo National Park 95, 133, 264
Tukuna, Ali 'Oil Can' 147, 149, 154
Turkana, Lake 57–8
Turner, Susanne 57
Tusk Trust 216, 222, 251, 299
Two In the Bush (documentary) 117
Uganda 184
UK Trust 190, 197, 251, 259, 284, 287, 292
US Fish and Wildlife Service 226, 232,309
US Trust 199, 207, 211, 259
Utley, Laura 211
Vaughan Ryall, Hector 22–3
vehicle maintenance 44, 45, 66, 68, 110
Visee, Aart 78–9, 80, 102–3, 104, 209, 222–3, 226, 250, 256, 257, 259,296, 304
Vorster, John 12–13, 20, 21
Wakamba people 46, 59, 95
Wamalwa, Mike 68, 122, 254, 266, 267
Ward, John 174
Ward,Julie 174
water 44, 288, 312
WCMDsee Wildlife Conservation andManagement Department
wedding of author and Lucy Mellotte 233–4
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