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> [The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and neglect by civilized man, who does not conscientiously protect even the limited areas now allotted for the gorilla's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/the-mountain-gorilla-faces-grave-danger-of-extinction-primarily/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

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## More by Dian Fossey

> [It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/it-was-their-individuality-combined-with-the-shyness-of-their/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [Those bearing the heavy responsibility of caring for captive gorillas should be encouraged to exchange so-called nonbreeders between populations, an inherent process among free-living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/those-bearing-the-heavy-responsibility-of-caring-for-captive-gorillas/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [If mountain gorillas are to survive and propagate, far more active conservation measures urgently need to be undertaken. The question remains, is it already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/if-mountain-gorillas-are-to-survive-and-propagate-far-more-active/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [The extraordinary gentleness of the adult male with his young dispels all the King Kong mythology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/the-extraordinary-gentleness-of-the-adult-male-with-his-young-dispels/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [I shall never forget my first encounter with gorillas. Sound preceded sight. Odor preceded sound in the form of an overwhelming, musky-barnyard, humanlike scent.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/i-shall-never-forget-my-first-encounter-with-gorillas-sound-preceded/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [ 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,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/active-conservation-of-gorillas-involves-simply-going-out-into-the/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and neglect by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/the-mountain-gorilla-faces-grave-danger-of-extinction-primarily/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [For captive gorillas, trees should be available to climb and material such as straw, branches, or bamboo supplied for nest building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/for-captive-gorillas-trees-should-be-available-to-climb-and-material/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only other type of extant primate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-considered-ancestral-to-modern-man/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/when-you-realize-the-value-of-all-life-you-dwell-on-what-is-past-and/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [There was no way that I could explain to dogs, friends, or parents my compelling need to return to Africa to launch a long-term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/there-was-no-way-that-i-could-explain-to-dogs-friends-or-parents-my/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/i-had-a-wonderful-contact-especially-with-uncle-bert-who-was-an-angel/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [ \[About gorillas\] You take these fine, regal animals. How many (human) fathers have the same sense of paternity? How many human mothers are more… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/about-gorillas-you-take-these-fine-regal-animals-how-many-human/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [One of the basic steps in saving a threatened species is to learn more about it: its diet, its mating and reproductive processes, its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/one-of-the-basic-steps-in-saving-a-threatened-species-is-to-learn/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

> [Conservation of any endangered species must begin with stringent efforts to protect its natural habitat by the enforcement of rigid legislation against human encroachment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/conservation-of-any-endangered-species-must-begin-with-stringent/)

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