A mission to make wildlife history
This is the heart-breaking
but successful rescue story of the orphaned cub Elsa, who became
internationally famous in the blockbuster film Born Free. It has been 25 years
since lions roamed in the Kora National Reserve, where the legendary
conservationist George Adamson set up a camp to rescue and release them back into
the wild. Tony Fitzjohn worked closely with George and has lovingly rebuilt
George’s original camp, abandoned after he was murdered by Somali bandits in
1989.
Tony
picks up where he and George left off all those years ago, with the aim of
releasing captive and orphaned lions back into the wild with the support of the
Kenya Wildlife Service. In this documentary Martin travels to Kenya to visit
his close friend Tony and to meet Mugie, the first orphaned lion cub to be
brought to the Kora camp for 25 years. Virginia McKenna, who starred in Born
Free, joins Martin in Kenya to revisit the spot where Elsa, the famous lioness
was released.
