Gorillas
Gorillas.
Dian Fossey studied gorillas in Rwanda
Her study's on gorillas
Dianne Fossey was murdered by poachers in reprisal for her efforts to protect the gorillas in Rwanda.
She spent about 18 years studying Gorillas in Rwanda. She did extensive work in trying to protect Gorillas and to The film "Gorillas in the Mist" was made about her. She wrote a book of the same name.
She mainly studied gorillas. She was passionate about trying to stop poaching.
Dian Fossey (Jan 16, 1932 - Dec 26, 1985)BibliographyGorillas in the Mist: Dian Fossey. 1988.Dian Fossey: Befriending the Gorillas. Suzanne Freedman, 1997.Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey & the Mountain Gorillas of Africa. Farley Mowat, 1988.Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey: Tom L. Matthews. 1998.Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas. Sy Montgomery, 1992.
Well his name is Dr. Luois Leaky but he is someone that Dian Fossey met and he influenced her to study mountain gorillas. Which she then made the Karisoke Research Center.
Dian Fossey
primatology
Study of Mountain Gorillas.