Ocupation: Zoologist
Life: January 16, 1932 - December 26, 1985
Birthday: January 16
Death: December 26
Active conservation [of gorillas] involves simply going out into the forest, on foot, day after day after day, attempting to capture poachers, killing-regretfully-poacher dogs, which spread rabies within the park, and cutting down traps.
source: "Naturalist Dian Fossey Slain at Camp in Rwanda : American Was Expert on Mountain Gorillas; Assailants Hunted". articles.latimes.com. December 29, 1985.
topic: Dog, Cutting, Feet, Rabies, Poachers, Cutting Down