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Name: STEVENS, Ronald 'Steve'

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Birth Date: 1902

Profession: First Warden of Tsavo National Park. Had been in the army and was punctilious about points of detail, discipline and protocol. He was 45, short and plumpish. He had also been a chemist in Nairobi for 25 years.

Area: Tsavo

Married: Marie Louise Findeisen

Book Reference: Sundown, Elephant People, Ron Stevens, Kingsley-Heath

General Information:

Kingsley-Heath - Ronald 'Ronnie' Stephens - Manager of Ker & Downey Safaris Ltd. Formerly a national park warden and chemist. Arguably the best manager the company ever had. Wife - Marlies - senior secretary in the Ker & Downey office. A most efficient and loyal person.
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: On the l9th April l948 Bill Woodley and Peter Jenkins were sent to Tsavo National Park to work under its first Warden who was a man named Stevens, who had established a rustic base camp at a place known as “Steve’s Hill” in what is now Tsavo West National Park.     He had no previous experience of wildlife or camping in very primitive conditions in an old ex-Army tent into which any lion could walk, didn’t suit him at all.   Needless to say, it was not long before he threw in the towel, leaving Peter Jenkins and Billy Woodley in limbo wondering what to do next with their handful of raw labourers.

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