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Protectress of the Mountain Gorilla
Doctor Dian Fossey is widely known for her study of mountain gorillas in East Africa. She was a specialist in the study of primates which are apes, monkeys, gorillas, and humans. She first saw gorillas on a trip to Eastern Africa. It was during this time that she met the influential scientist Louis Leakey who helped her launch her career. She held a different viewpoint of gorillas from that of most people at the time. She wanted to learn as much as she could about how they lived and their similarity to mankind.
Doctor Fossey planned a research project which involved her making contact with the gorillas in order to learn as much as she could about how they lived and their similarity to mankind. …show more content…
Her research was dependent upon a mutual relationship of trust between her and the gorillas. Doctor Fossey had to prove to the gorillas that she was not going to hurt them. This was not an easy task and several times, Dian was in great danger. Slowly, she gained the trust of the gorillas and was able to get close enough to observe them daily. She learned that, contrary to popular opinion, gorillas are gentle and family-centered. Eventually, she passed the point of being treated as an invader and was treated as one of them. A milestone in her research was reached when they allowed her to play with their young and others would reach out to touch …show more content…
Her friendship with Digit lasted for many years. While still a young adult, poachers killed him. In response, Dian Fossey began a powerful campaign against the growing problem of gorilla poaching. As an animal right activist, she made friends as well as enemies. Those who profited from the capture of gorillas were strong opponents. Dr. Fossey was murdered in 1985, and many think that one of this group was responsible for her murder. Fossey is buried at Karisoka in a site that she herself had constructed for her deceased gorilla friends. She was buried in the gorilla graveyard next to Digit, and near many gorillas killed by poachers.
Dian Fossey was a highly qualified zoologist, primatologist, and anthropologist who spent time living with the gorillas and learning about how the gorilla community functioned. A better title for Fossey than Doctor might be "Protectress of the Mountain Gorilla." It was because of her efforts that the gorillas are now safeguarded by the government of Rwanda and by various international conservation groups. Her research laid the foundation for on-going research
Protectress of the Mountain Gorilla
Doctor Dian Fossey is widely known for her study of mountain gorillas in East Africa. She was a specialist in the study of primates which are apes, monkeys, gorillas, and humans. She first saw gorillas on a trip to Eastern Africa. It was during this time that she met the influential scientist Louis Leakey who helped her launch her career. She held a different viewpoint of gorillas from that of most people at the time. She wanted to learn as much as she could about how they lived and their similarity to mankind.
Doctor Fossey planned a research project which involved her making contact with the gorillas in order to learn as much as she could about how they lived and their similarity to mankind. …show more content…
Her research was dependent upon a mutual relationship of trust between her and the gorillas. Doctor Fossey had to prove to the gorillas that she was not going to hurt them. This was not an easy task and several times, Dian was in great danger. Slowly, she gained the trust of the gorillas and was able to get close enough to observe them daily. She learned that, contrary to popular opinion, gorillas are gentle and family-centered. Eventually, she passed the point of being treated as an invader and was treated as one of them. A milestone in her research was reached when they allowed her to play with their young and others would reach out to touch …show more content…
Her friendship with Digit lasted for many years. While still a young adult, poachers killed him. In response, Dian Fossey began a powerful campaign against the growing problem of gorilla poaching. As an animal right activist, she made friends as well as enemies. Those who profited from the capture of gorillas were strong opponents. Dr. Fossey was murdered in 1985, and many think that one of this group was responsible for her murder. Fossey is buried at Karisoka in a site that she herself had constructed for her deceased gorilla friends. She was buried in the gorilla graveyard next to Digit, and near many gorillas killed by poachers.
Dian Fossey was a highly qualified zoologist, primatologist, and anthropologist who spent time living with the gorillas and learning about how the gorilla community functioned. A better title for Fossey than Doctor might be "Protectress of the Mountain Gorilla." It was because of her efforts that the gorillas are now safeguarded by the government of Rwanda and by various international conservation groups. Her research laid the foundation for on-going research