photo by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Dian Fossey was an American primatologist who spent 18 years studying gorillas in Rwanda.
At 31, Fossey took out a loan to finance a 7 week trip to Africa, thus beginning a life-long connection with gorillas. 3 years later, Fossey returned to Africa to work for Louis Leakey as his "gorilla girl"
Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985.