CONSERVATION
Dian Fossey —
Protector of Gorillas
Dian Fossey is remembered throughout the
world for her heroic struggle to preserve, protect
and study the mountain gorilla. As founder of
the Digit Fund (later renamed the Dian Fossey
Gorilla Fund International), her firm commitment
to wildlife preservation, especially that of the
mountain gorilla, resulted in a remarkable career
that spanned two decades.
Fossey’s intense observations and study of the
mountain gorillas brought new information to the
scientific community. In 1983, Fossey published
the international best seller “Gorillas in the Mist,”
an account of her life and work at Karisoke™.
Fossey was killed in 1985 in her cabin at Karisoke.
The name of the Digit Fund was changed after
her death to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
International. Her legacy has grown through the
Fossey Fund’s programs, which are dedicated to
the conservation and protection of gorillas and
their habitats in Africa.
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The Dian Fossey.
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