Who is known for decades of research on gorillas in the mountain forests of africa?
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Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey
Who is known for decades of research on gorillas in the mountain forests of africa?
Dian Fossey Gorilla Mountain gorilla Survival (TV series) Cross River gorilla George Schaller Bronx Zoo Korup National Park Deforestation by region David Attenborough filmography
Dian Fossey was an American primatologist and conservationist <b>known</b> for 
undertaking an extensive <b>study</b> of mountain <b>gorilla</b> groups from 1966 until her 
1985 murder. She studied them daily in the <b>mountain forests</b> of Rwanda, initially 
... for Fossey to <b>research</b> mountain <b>gorillas</b>, and Fossey left her job to relocate to 
<b>Africa</b>. <b>Gorillas</b> are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the 
<b>forests</b> of central Sub-Saharan <b>Africa</b>. ... The <b>mountain gorilla</b> inhabits the 
Albertine Rift <b>montane</b> cloud <b>forests</b> of the Virunga ... Adult male <b>gorillas</b> are 
<b>known</b> as silverbacks due to the characteristic silver hair on their backs reaching 
to the hips. The <b>mountain gorilla</b> (<b>Gorilla</b> beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of 
the eastern <b>gorilla</b>. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018. There are 
two populations: One is found in the Virunga volcanic <b>mountains</b> of Central <b>Africa</b>
, ... Little was <b>known</b> about the life of the <b>mountain gorilla</b> before his <b>research</b>, 
which&nbsp;... Survival is one of television&#39;s longest-running and most successful nature 
documentary series. ... He had earlier narrated The New Ark, a film from <b>Africa</b> 
that won Survival its ... <b>Mountain Gorilla</b> - A Shattered Kingdom (1996) Survival 
revisited the endangered <b>mountain gorillas</b> of the central <b>African forests</b> two 
<b>decades</b> after&nbsp;... The Cross River <b>gorilla</b> (<b>Gorilla gorilla</b> diehli) is a subspecies of the western 
<b>gorilla</b> (<b>Gorilla</b> ... The Cross River <b>gorilla</b> is not <b>known</b> to differ much in terms of 
body size or limb and bone length from ... The Cross River <b>gorilla</b>, like many other 
<b>gorilla</b> subspecies, prefer a dense <b>forest</b> habitat that is uninhabited by humans. 
Due to&nbsp;... In 1959, when Schaller was only 26, he traveled to Central <b>Africa</b> to <b>study</b> and 
live with the <b>mountain gorillas</b> (<b>Gorilla</b> beringei beringei) of the Virunga 
Volcanoes&nbsp;... The Bronx Zoo is a zoo located within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York. It is 
one of the largest zoos in the United States by area, and is the largest 
metropolitan&nbsp;... Korup National Park is in the Southwest Province of Cameroon and extends over 
1,260 km<sup>2</sup> of mostly undisturbed primary <b>forest</b>. It is reputedly one of <b>Africa</b>&#39;s 
oldest and richest tropical <b>forests</b> in terms of ... The park is a popular birdwatching 
destination and <b>famous</b> for primate viewing (including species such as the drill,&nbsp;... Rates and causes of deforestation vary from region to region around the world. In 
2009, 2/3 of the world <b>forests</b> were in 10 top countries: 1) Russia, 2) Brazil, ... 
According to the FAO, <b>Africa</b> lost the highest percentage of tropical <b>forests</b> of any 
... and to the habitat of the critically endangered <b>mountain gorilla</b> in particular. The following is a chronological list of television series and individual 
programmes where Sir David Attenborough is credited as writer, presenter, 
narrator or producer. In a career spanning seven <b>decades</b>, Attenborough&#39;s name 
has become ... 1975, The Explorers, 10x50 min, Recreating the voyages of 
<b>famous</b> explorers,&nbsp;...
Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey