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.

On Dec. 27, 1985, American naturalist Dian Fossey, 53, who had studied mountain gorillas in Africa for nearly 20 years, was found murdered in her cabin in Rwanda. Per news accounts, the last entry ...

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 ...