Dian Fossey quotes

Dian Fossey was an American primatologist and conservationist known for her extensive study of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Her dedicated efforts brought international attention to the plight of gorillas and the importance of their conservation. She became a leading voice in wildlife protection and inspired future generations of researchers. Here are 8 of her quotes:

The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow.

Dian Fossey

I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

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 range patterns, its social behavior.

Dian Fossey

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 'me, me, me.'

Dian Fossey

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

It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of the great apes.

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 steep ravine I could not cross to get over to them.

Dian Fossey