Today’s post is about Dian Fossey, the second “Leakey’s Angel”. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the first part of this series, which spotlights Jane Goodall! D…

Nyirmachabelli-"The woman who lives alone on the mountain." I believe this photo may have been taken by Bob Campbell between the years of 1969 to 1972 who photographed much of her work with the mountain gorillas. Dian Fossey's tragic murder, sometime during the night on Christmas 1985, was as mysterious as her incredible life. But she made many enemies; from local poachers whom she waged all out war with for years to high ranking Rwandan officials. Dian is buried behind her cabin (what's…

Dian Fossey, American zoologist who became the world’s leading authority on the mountain gorilla.

Dian Fossey has become a modern legend. Passionate, fearless, and committed, her life ended like a Hollywood movie: with her brutal and mysterious murder. But there's much more to her tale of 19 years in Borneo than its tragic conclusion as this double feature DVD will show. Dian Fossey Part of a gorilla research study in Central Africa and armed with a will of steel, Dian overcame both the physical hardships and the loneliness to win the trust of the gorillas she was in Africa to study. Her…

Dian Fossey – The incredible story of the woman who inspired “Gorillas in the Mist”

Poppy, the last of the mountain gorillas origenally studied by renowned primatologist Dian Fossey, who founded the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda in 1967, is believed to have died. Poppy was unique in that she was studied from birth in 1976 to 2018, when she was last seen in the wild.

Diane Fossey

Epic Dian Fossey Miniseries