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Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa is a 1987 biography of the conservationist Dian Fossey, who studied and lived among the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. It is written by the Canadian author Farley Mowat, himself a conservationist and author of the book Never Cry Wolf.
- Farley Mowat
- 1987
The greatest chronicler of man and nature gives us the first full-length portrait of Dian Fossey—the world-famous woman scientist and author of Gorillas in the Mist whose lonely crusade to save the mountain gorillas of Africa ended with her murder in December 1985. Two 8-page photo inserts.
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Woman in the Mists. Paperback – Nov. 1 1988. Deep in the volcano country of central Africa live some of the rarest, most intriguing animals on earth -- the mountain gorillas. Here, in the mist-shrouded forests, Dian Fossey courageously dedicated her life to studying them.
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- Farley Mowat
In December 2017, Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist, a three-hour series, aired on the National Geographic Channel. The series tells the story of Fossey's life, work, murder and legacy, using archive footage and still images, interviews with people who knew and worked with her, specially shot footage, and reconstruction.
Nov 1, 1988 · Deep in the volcano country of central Africa live some of the rarest, most intriguing animals on earth -- the mountain gorillas. Here, in the mist-shrouded forests, Dian Fossey courageously dedicated her life to studying them.
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- Farley Mowat
- $18.99
- Grand Central Publishing
Sep 23, 2020 · xiv, 380 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm. Traces the life of the American researcher who studied and fought for the survival of the African mountain gorilla. Ill., map on lining papers. Includes index.
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Learn about the life and work of Dian Fossey, a pioneer in mountain gorilla research and conservation. She was a protégé of Louis Leakey, a zoologist, and a victim of poachers in Rwanda.
