If mountain gorillas are to survive and propagate, far more active conservation measures urgently need to be undertaken. The question remains, is… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more;… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
For captive gorillas, trees should be available to climb and material such as straw, branches, or bamboo supplied for nest building. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
There was no way that I could explain to dogs, friends, or parents my compelling need to return to Africa to launch… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization I'm always appalled by… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
Active conservation [of gorillas] involves simply going out into the forest, on foot, day after day after day, attempting to capture poachers,… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
I shall never forget my first encounter with gorillas. Sound preceded sight. Odor preceded sound in the form of an overwhelming, musky-barnyard,… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
[About gorillas] You take these fine, regal animals. How many (human) fathers have the same sense of paternity? How many human mothers… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
[My] excursions provided a unique opportunity for observing [the gorillas' behavior] in their natural habitat... Then, all too soon, the infants were… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
If mountain gorillas are to survive and propagate, far more active conservation measures urgently need to be undertaken. The question remains, is it already… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
The extraordinary gentleness of the adult male with his young dispels all the King Kong mythology. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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.… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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,… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and neglect by… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
For captive gorillas, trees should be available to climb and material such as straw, branches, or bamboo supplied for nest building. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only other type of extant primate… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
![“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.” quote by Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e63/dian-fossey-18586_active_active-conservation-of-gorillas-involves_714628.jpg)
![“[About gorillas] You take these fine, regal animals. How many (human) fathers have the same sense of paternity? How many human mothers are more caring? The family structure is unbelievably strong.” quote by Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1d4/dian-fossey-18586_animal_about-gorillas-you-take-these-fine-regal_1213656.jpg)
![“[My] excursions provided a unique opportunity for observing [the gorillas' behavior] in their natural habitat... Then, all too soon, the infants were demanded for their trip to the zoo. ... [H]appily the babies did not know they would never see their mountain home again” quote by Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b1b/dian-fossey-18586_baby_my-excursions-provided-a-unique-opportun_3179078.jpg)
