Dian Fossey (1932-1985) was the world's leading authority on the mountain gorilla before her murder, probably at the hands of poachers, in December of 1985. Dian Fossey's short life was characterized in equal parts by tragedy, controversy, and...

1932-1985 American Zoologist American zoologist Dian Fossey is best known for her field studies of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda and Zaire, which served to dispel many myths about the violent and aggressive nature of gorillas....

Scientist Dian Fossey was well-known for her pioneering work with gorillas. American Primatologist 1932-1985 Dian Fossey, born in 1932, was a celebrated mountain gorilla researcher. Fossey initially...

Dian Fossey is remembered by her fellow scientists as the world's foremost authority on mountain gorillas. But to the millions of wildlife conservationists who came to know Fossey through her articles and book, she will always be remembered as...

Dian Fossey Born January 16, 1932, San Francisco, California Died December 27, 1985, Rwanda For nearly two decades scientist Dian Fossey lived in the wilds of the Virunga Mountain range in east central Africa, studying mountain gorillas. By copying...

Dian Fossey January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985 was an American Zoologist who completed an extended study of eight gorilla groups. She observed them daily for years in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by famous...

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Not far from a hillside where several mountain gorillas shot dead last summer lie buried, park ranger Innocent Mburanumwe peers across a primordial canopy of treetops into what may be the most dangerous game reserve on earth.The lush sanctuary — home to some of the...