Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from …

Nov 11, 2025 · Dian Fossey (born January 16, 1932, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died December 26, 1985, Rwanda) was an American zoologist who became the world’s leading …

Among the most legendary scientists of our time, Dian Fossey went to Africa at the urging of famed anthropologist Louis Leakey and began her groundbreaking studies of gorilla behavior. …

Dec 19, 2025 · Dian Fossey transformed our view of mountain gorillas while fighting to save them. But she was also a flawed obsessive whose murder remains a mystery to this day.

16 hours ago · Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered.

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 …

Dr. Fossey was murdered in her cabin at Karisoke on December 26, 1985. Her death is a mystery yet unsolved. The last entry in her diary reads: "When you realize the value of all life, you …

Dec 8, 2025 · Dian Fossey was a trailblazing primatologist and conservationist whose dedication transcended science. Through her book Gorillas in the Mist and its subsequent film adaptation, …

4 days ago · Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On December 26, 1985, Dr. Dian Fossey was tragically murdered in her cabin deep within the Virunga mountains of Rwanda. …

3 days ago · On the 40th anniversary of her passing, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, an organization originally established by Dian Fossey and dedicated to saving gorillas and the …