While living in Rwanda, she was murdered in 1985, a still unsolved crime which is thought to be the work of angry poachers.
Working at a children's hospital in Kentucky for several years, she became inspired by the writings of American zoologist George B. Schaller. Leaving Kentucky for the Virunga Mountains, she established the Karisoke Research Center in 1967. While living in Rwanda, she was murdered in 1985, a still unsolved crime which is thought to be the work of angry poachers. FTP, name this woman who made a long-term study of the behavior of mountain gorillas.
Working at a children's hospital in Kentucky for several years, she became inspired by the writings of American zoologist George B. Schaller.
Dian Fossey