Born in captivity, what lion was introduced into the wild by conservationist George Adamson?
Supercub the Lion Supercub was a male lion that was adopted as a cub from the Nairobi National Park Orphanage near Nairobi, Kenya. In 1972, Supercub was a pride member with Christian the lion and other lions being cared for by conservationist George Adamson in the Kora National Reserve in Kenya. The lion, whose personality was described as "boisterous" and "extroverted", was dubbed Supercub by Adamson.
Rita Miljo Rita Miljo (1931 Klaipėda, Lithuania - 27 July 2012 Phalaborwa district), was a renowned conservationist and animal rights pioneer noted for founding and managing the "Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education" (CARE) near Phalaborwa in South Africa. She died in a fire which swept through her home and the centre located on a 50-acre reserve on the banks of the Olifants River. She was 81 at the time of her death. The first baboon she ever saved, in 1980, also died in the blaze, with two other baboons.