Career
He was responsible for the hunting down of The Manitoba-eaters of Njombe - a pride of lions that had killed and devoured over 1500 people reputedly under the influence of a witchdoctor named Matamula Mangera. George Rushby was the subject of the British Broadcasting Corporation Documentary “The Manitoba-eating Lions of Njombe.” As the Senior Game Ranger of Tanganyika, George Rushby first proposed the Ruaha National Park in 1949. He also helped ensure the park was gazetted in 1951.
