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Christian The Lion

This website, is the official website of the Photographer, Derek Cattani.

A CONTRIBUTION OF ALL PRINT SALES GO LIONAID:
“The African lion is an iconic species on the brink of extinction. If we don’t act now, it will be too late and this magnificent king of beasts will no longer roam across Africa.”
Dr Pieter Kat LionAid.

The story of Christian from his first year in Chelsea London, has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and books Worldwide. The YouTube reunion film clip has drawn more than 100 million viewings to date which lead to the television documentary, The Lion from Harrods. All this publicity has created the imputus to publish a number of books, the latest of which is `Christian the Lion the Illustrated Legacy` published by Bradt

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If you’d like to learn more about the story of Christian the Lion and African Lions, there are many sources to choose from.

Here are our recommended sources.

Christian The Lion
Books

George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust

Lions in Africa

John Rendall
Christian's owner

Christian The Lion Books

`Christian the Lion The Illustrated Legacy` Is the latest `best seller` written by John Rendall and Illustrated by Derek Cattani. With a unique collection of never-seen-before photographs of Christian, from a lion cub in Chelsea to growing up in Africa and Informative facts about African Wildlife conservation.
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John Rendall Christian's Owner

John Rendall is a writer and author, best known for the numerous books on Christian the lion, most recently, 'Christian the Lion, the Illustrated Legacy'. He is a Patron of LionAid and Trustee of The George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust. John is an authority on the African lion, lectures on wildlife conservation, and regularly takes friends on safari to Africa.
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Lions in Africa

LionAid are the UK charity working globally to save lions and end the decline of wild lion populations. LionAid carry out world leading research into lion conservation and engage directly with politicians and decision makers in the world.
Go to LionAid

George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust

The George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust was formed in England in 1979 to raise funds for the work being done in the Kora National Park in northern Kenya by George Adamson and his assistant Tony Fitzjohn.
Go to GAWPT

Love my human

Signed books and prints of Christian can be purchased directly from this wonderful pet shop in the heart of Chelsea Love My Human was born when our founder Jenny – the newly adopted human to a pair of Tibetan Terriers
Go to LMH

Publishers of `Christian the Lion The Illustrated Legacy`

Bradt guides are the exclusive publishers of Christian the Lion the Illustrated Legacy. They also publish related books on Wildlife, birds & big Cats together with some of the best Worldwide Travel guides.
Go to Bradt
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