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]

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.

2025年1月12日 · While teaching, Fossey also completed Gorillas in the Mist (1983; film 1988). Back in Rwanda, Fossey resumed her campaign against poachers, taking increasingly drastic measures to protect the Virunga gorillas.

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.

For more than 20 years, Dr. Dian Fossey lived among the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, at first studying the great apes and then, slowly becoming their friend and protector. A respected and pioneering primatologist, Dr. Dian Fossey soon became best …

2015年12月30日 · Impressed by Fossey’s gumption, the veteran scientist selected her to study mountain gorillas in the Virunga Mountains of East Africa despite her lack of experience, following a pattern that...

In 1967, Dian Fossey’s pioneering work to study and protect mountain gorillas in Rwanda began. Although Fossey’s life was cut short, her work has continued through the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and has grown into conservation efforts for other wildlife in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, extensive scientific research and ...

2025年1月23日 · In 1967, when Dian Fossey began her pioneering work documenting the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, she had only basic tools to work with: pen and paper, a manual typewriter and a camera. With these she collected information on individual gorillas, drew maps, made sketches of their noseprints and began chronicling their daily lives and behaviors. […]

2016年1月16日 · Though she was killed trying to save her beloved mountain gorillas on Dec. 26, 1985, it is heartening to remember how much she was able to accomplish and how her work studying and saving...

The Dian Fossey Research Center, located in the Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda, is a vital hub for the study and conservation of mountain gorillas. Named after the renowned American primatologist Dian Fossey, the center embodies her pioneering work with gorillas and her unwavering dedication to their protection.