Born in captivity, what lion was introduced into the wild by conservationist George Adamson?
Christian the lion Christian the lion was a lion born in captivity and purchased by Australian John Rendall and Anthony "Ace" Bourke from Harrods department store in London in 1969. He was later reintroduced to the African wild by conservationist George Adamson. One year after Adamson released Christian to the wild, his former owners decided to go looking for him to see whether Christian would remember them. He did, and with him were two lionesses who accepted the men as well.
Somali lion The Somali lion ("Panthera leo leo" or "Panthera leo melanochaita") refers to a lion population in Somalia. Already in the 1980s, the national lion population had greatly declined due to poaching and was restricted to woodlands in the southern part of the country.