Dian Fossey - Wikipedia
Dian Fossey (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n / dy-AN; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. [1]
Dian Fossey | Biography, Research, Books, & Facts | Britannica
2024年12月11日 · Dian Fossey, American zoologist who became the world’s leading authority on the mountain gorilla.
Dian Fossey - Death, Gorillas & Movie - Biography
2014年4月2日 · Dian Fossey was a zoologist best known for researching the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest from the 1960s to the 1980s, and for her mysterious murder.
Dian Fossey Biography - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
His photographs of Fossey among the mountain gorillas launched her into instant celebrity, forever changing the image of the gorillas from dangerous beasts to gentle beings and drawing attention to their plight.
Fossey, Dian - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月27日 · 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 extraordinary courage and dedication to the animals she made her life work.
Dian Fossey - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Among the most legendary scientists of our time, Dian Fossey went to Africa at the urging of famed anthropologist Louis Leakey and began her groundbreaking studies of gorilla behavior. She faced and overcame many obstacles and ultimately gave her life to gorilla protection.
The Legacy of Dian Fossey — Google Arts & Culture
Discover the woman behind the successful conservation history of Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda. Born in San Francisco, California in 1932, Dian Fossey is well known as a pioneering scientist who...
Dian Fossey - California Museum
In 1980, Fossey took leave from Karisoke to write Gorillas in the Mist, an international bestseller that highlighted the need for urgent conservation efforts and was later adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film. Shortly after returning to her research camp, Fossey was found murdered in her cabin at Karisoke just weeks before her 54 th ...
Fossey, Dr. Dian (1932 – 1985) American Naturalist and Primatologist
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 a martyr.
Dian Fossey
Dr. Fossey was murdered in her cabin at Karisoke on December 26, 1985. Her death is a mystery yet unsolved. The last entry in her diary reads: "When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate on the preservation of the future."