Dian Fossey’s Gorillas 50 Years On: Conservation and Lessons Learned

Stacy Rosenbaum tells us about the vital gorilla conservation and research work being done at the Karisoke center in Rwanda, where Diana Fossey (memorialized in the movie `Gorillas in the mist’) played an important foundational role. She then tells about her fascinating research on how gorillas respond chemically to stress, and how they form and manage their family lives. She closes with an uplifting summary of the recovery of the mountain gorilla from near extinction.

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