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Tony Fitzjohn

A conservationist driven by a lifelong passion for the wild, Tony Fitzjohn actively leads wildlife preservation efforts in East Africa.

Tony Fitzjohn is an intriguing and unique blend of knowledge and skills. He’s more at home in the bush than the city, yet he is the capable administrator of a complex, multifaceted organization that is the steward of worldwide support for the conservation effort to which he has been committed his entire adult life.

At the age of 22, Fitzjohn left a dead-end job and hitchhiked to Kenya. His only ambition was to work with animals. As luck would have it, he wound up one day at George Adamson’s Kora camp. So began a working partnership that lasted nearly 18 years and led to the pioneering of conservation techniques Tony employs today.

Though most at home in on the African plains, Tony travels in order to raise funds and generate publicity for the project. He lectures about and seeks support worldwide for African conservation. He has testified on wildlife issues before a congressional subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C. and met with public officials, influential individuals, and key organizations in countries throughout the world.

Track Record

  • Over 50 years of successful rehabilitation of animals into the wild
  • Established and stocked the first successful rhino sanctuary in Tanzania
  • Established a successful captive breeding program for endangered African wild dog including groundbreaking veterinary research into the immunity of the African wild dog
  • Worked with wildlife authorities to gain national park status for two game reserves
  • 25 years of close partnership with the governing wildlife authorities providing backup to management of national parks
  • Construction of a new secondary school for 350 children, upgraded classrooms in 13 other local primary and 22 secondary schools
  • Constructed and equipped a new vocational training center (VTC) that trains young adults in welding/metal work, carpentry, masonry, electricity, car repairs and mechanics, farming and agriculture, and computer lessons; employment skills that also benefit villages.
  • Provided local communities with clean water supply, dispensary and medical services
  • On December 14, 2006, HRH The Prince of Wales awarded Tony Fitzjohn with the prestigious Order Of The British Empire. The Ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace in London. Tony received the order for his outstanding work for the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust in Tanzania.
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Recognition and Awards:

  • 2015 – Awarded the Hanno R Ellenborgen Citizenship Award by the Prague Society for International Cooperation for International Public Service and Understanding
  • 2011 – Awarded North of England Zoological Society’s Gold Medal for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of natural science, conservation and the environment.
  • 2006 – Awarded Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for Services to Wildlife in East Africa.
  • 2001 – Awarded Officer in The Order Of The Golden Ark by HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands for Services to Wildlife in East Africa

In 2006, Tony was honored for his work by the Queen of England with the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

To find out more about this extraordinary man’s life read his autobiography, Born Wild.

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The Tony Fitzjohn George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust (WildlifeNOW) is a non-profit organization 501(c)3 with 95% of the donations going directly to work in the Mkomazi Project in Tanzania and the Kora Project in Kenya. 

Contact

24466 Malibu Rd
Malibu CA 90265

310.777.3555
info@nullwildlifenow.com

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