No One Loved Gorillas More

Naturwissenschaften I / Zoologie / Dian Fossey


Bédoyeère, Bob
Dian Fossey Letters from the Mist
With photographs by Bob Campbell, Foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall

Signatur: A600-B490-D001-A002;
Buchart: Hardcover
Verlag: Palazzo Editions Limited, Bath (Großbritannien)
Veröffentlichung: 2024
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 192
Format: Lex. 8°
Größe (HxBXT): 25,0 x 24,5 cm x 2,3 cm
ISBN 10: 0-954103-3-X
No One Loved Gorillas More
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Inhaltsverzeichnis:
0. Foreword: Dr. Jane Goodall; 0. Preface:, A history of the mountain gorilla; 0. Introduction: A passion for Africa; 1. Capther One: 1967, First Base at Kabara; 2. Chapter Two: 1967-1970, The Camp at Karisoke; 3. Chapter Three: 1970-1973, Cambridge and Back, 4. Cahpter Four: 1973-1977, Power Struggles; 5. Chapter Five: 1977-1980, The Death of Digit; 6. Epilogue: Digit's Legacy

1. Bibliography; 2. Acknowledgments; 3. About The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund; 4. Index

Kurzbeschreibung:
Über das Leben und Wirken von Dian Fossey, die das Leben der Berggorillas in Ruanda untersuchte und 1985 in ihrem Camp ermordet wurde.

Textpassagen (Auszüge):
"In the early hours of December 27, 1985, DIAN FOSSEY was murdered in her cabin by an unknown attacker - "No One Loved Gorillas More" are the words inscribed upon her gravestone. For 18 years, Dian had lived among the mountain gorillas of central Africa, dedicating all her energy to protecting them. Living in basic conditions at Karisoke, the research center she established below the steep ravines of a rain-shrouded volcano in Rwanda. Dian gradually became accepted by the apes she encountered and developed an extraordinary bond with them. [...]"