Few people sacrifice themselves as completely as Dian Fossey did for the mountain gorillas of Africa. She fought tirelessly to protect them from poachers, cattle herders, zoo kidnappers ...

Fossey devoted almost 20 years to her studies before she was murdered in 1985. She developed close relationships with some animals, including these rescued orphans, named Coco and Pucker.

Today, Fossey is buried next to her dead gorilla friends, many of which had been killed by the very poachers that likely ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story misstated the number of inductees with Bay Area connections. We regret the error. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Renowned ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Renowned primatologist Dian Fossey was one of two Bay Area luminaries named to the 18th class of the California Hall of Fame on Thursday. Fossey, was born in San Francisco ...