The town donated land, local residents contributed office and medical equipment and some of the potential patients volunteered their weekends ornamenting the building that would become the clinic.

His strategy for wooing the ranchers is to be neighborly, shop locally, and offer a fair price for the land, using money donated by individuals and foundations with an interest in conservation.

The four-millionth Land Rover vehicle is produced. A Discovery 3, it is donated to the Born Free foundation.