When Dian Fossey first began her work in 1967, only a few hundred mountain gorillas were left in the wild. She established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, nestled between Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke. Initially, her mission was pure primatological research, focused on understanding these magnificent creatures through habituation. Fossey patiently spent years earning the gorillas' trust, even adopting techniques like "knuckle-walking" to mimic them and make t
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When Dian Fossey first began her work in 1967, only a few hundred mountain gorillas were left in the wild. She established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, nestled between Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke. Initially, her mission was pure primatological research, focused on understanding these magnificent creatures through habituation. Fossey patiently spent years earning the gorillas' trust, even adopting techniques like "knuckle-walking" to mimic them and make t
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