Active Quote by 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…

— Dian Fossey

Adult gorillas will fight to the death defending their families. This is why poachers who may be seeking only one infant for the zoo…

— Sy Montgomery

I cannot concur with those who advocate saving gorillas from extinction by killing and capturing more free-living individuals only to exhibit them in confinement.

— Dian Fossey

“In 1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park after a seventy-year hiatus. Scientists expected an ecological ripple effect, but the size…

— Mark Batterson

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

Gorillas are still wild creatures. That's made very clear when you observe them in nature. They charge and perform other displays that are terrifying…

— Andy Serkis

Gorillas drag their victims, hyenas try to sue, snakes find grass in concrete, there is no city zoo.

— The Clash

“In more recent years, I've increasingly reported on specific cases where the interests of individual animals seem to conflict with the goal of biodiversity…

— Emma Marris

They [gorillas] are brave and loyal. They help each other. They rival elephants as parents and whales for gentleness. They play and have humor…

— Pat Derby

The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and neglect by…

— Dian Fossey

For conservation to succeed, we must embrace conservation models where people use their natural resources to create jobs, to grow economies, and to feed…

— David Jeremiah Barron

“Wildlife conservation is always a race against time. As zoologists and botanists explore new areas, scrabbling to record the mere existence of species before…

— Mark Carwardine