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Adamson1.jpg Adamson3.jpg Birth January 10 Toppau, Silesia (now opaua Czech republica) Dieath January 3 Near Nairobi, Kenya 1910-1980= 69 years old Early interests: Music, metal work, wood sculpting, art history, dress making & design, began preparations for medical career. elsa1-200.jpg Full Name Christened Friederike Viktoria Gessner (Joy is the name her 2nd husband gave her) Education Collage Vienna Studied music, metal work, wood sculpting, art history, dress making and design. Environmental issues People were poaching Nobody cared about the wilderness People were killing lions. Environmental Goals Preserve the animal life that was left Raise a lion cub and return it to the wild Get people to help save animal life Protect endangered species. Joy Adamson Adamson2.jpg Joy_Elsa.gif Created by Kirstie and Chris Death January 3, 1980 at age 70, she was murdered by a Turkana servant she dismissed.