Dian Fossey: The Gorilla Woman - Film screening and discussion, presented by the Youth and Student Life Service and the Victor Brun Natural History Museum
For nearly twenty years, Dian Fossey studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda through total immersion. Arriving in 1967 without any scientific training, she gained their trust and changed the way these primates, long considered dangerous, were viewed. Deeply attached to them, she fought against poaching and the destruction of their habitat. After the death of the gorilla Digit in 1977, her activism became more radical. Assassinated in 1985, she left a major legacy for primatology and nature conservation, despite a controversial personality.
Free, no reservation required
Free, no reservation required
