Dian Fossey: Animal Rights Activist and Protector of Mountain Gorillas

From the Series Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies
  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 9
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

For nearly two decades, Dian Fossey immersed herself in the study of mountain gorillas in Africa. She became known as a highly respected primatologist - a scientist who studies apes and other primates - and a fiercely devoted champion of their safety and preservation. Fossey had made powerful enemies because of her opposition to the gorilla-related tourism industry and her knowledge of animal trafficking among members of the government. In 1985, she was found murdered in her cabin in Rwanda. The case remains unsolved to this day, but her intense love for this endangered species helped create a legacy that survives in the work of others to this day.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 9
Reading Level Grade 6
Age Range 10 - 14
Dewey 599.88
Lexile 1070L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level W
Subjects Biographies, History
Genres Nonfiction
Publisher Crabtree Publishing
Imprint Crabtree Classics
Copyright 2016
Number of Pages 112
Dimensions 7.25 x 9.25
Graphics Full-color photographs
BISACS JNF007120, JNF007090, JNF003010
Rights Included WORLD
Language English

Author: Diane Dakers

Full-color photographs