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Fowler, John (John Daniel).
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Fowler, John (John Daniel) -- Anecdotes.
Fowler, John (John Daniel) -- Travel -- Rwanda.
Fossey, Dian.
Karisoke Research Center.
Gorilla.
Primatologists -- United States -- Biography.
Mountain gorilla.
Gorilla -- Rwanda.
Gorilla -- Behavior.
Gorilla -- Conservation -- Rwanda.
Primatology -- Rwanda.
Zoology -- Research -- Rwanda.
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Fowler, John (John Daniel).
Fowler, John (John Daniel) -- Anecdotes.
Fowler, John (John Daniel) -- Travel -- Rwanda.
Fossey, Dian.
Karisoke Research Center.
Gorilla.
Primatologists -- United States -- Biography.
Mountain gorilla.
Gorilla -- Rwanda.
Gorilla -- Behavior.
Gorilla -- Conservation -- Rwanda.
Primatology -- Rwanda.
Zoology -- Research -- Rwanda.
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A
forest
in the
clouds
:
my
year
among
the
mountain
gorillas
in the
remote
enclave
of
Dian
Fossey
/ John Fowler.
by
Fowler, John (John Daniel).
Pegasus Books, c2018.
Call #:
599.884 F786f
Subjects
Fowler, John (John Daniel) -- Anecdotes.
Fowler, John (John Daniel) -- Travel -- Rwanda.
Fossey
,
Dian
.
Karisoke Research Center.
Gorilla.
Primatologists -- United States -- Biography.
Mountain
gorilla.
Gorilla -- Rwanda.
Gorilla -- Behavior.
Gorilla -- Conservation -- Rwanda.
Primatology -- Rwanda.
Zoology -- Research -- Rwanda.
ISBN:
9781681776330
Edition:
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Description:
xx, 391 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
A view from a tree --
My
own vision of the wild -- Into Rwanda -- Through the Mille Collines -- Karisoke welcome -- A cruel climb -- Un-settling in -- Gorilla communion -- Gorilla without a name -- The empty cabin -- It's N'gee! -- Lockdown -- A sad goodbye -- The poacher patrol -- Nyamuragira -- A man a plan a gorilla
Dian
-- The bivouac -- A near-death experience -- Siku ya Uhuru! -- Kima kufa -- A break in the
clouds
--
Dian
returns --
Dian
's friend -- Gorilla murder -- Nairobi --
Dian
's foe -- Going bush -- Gray winter home -- The ruins.
Summary:
A zoologist's portrait of Dr.
Dian
Fossey
's remarkable
mountain
gorilla camp documents the story of the controversial unraveling of the Rwandan facility after
Fossey
's murder and the author's contributions to tracking
mountain
gorillas
through hostile terrain, confronting aggressive silverbacks and rehabilitating orphaned baby
gorillas
.
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Cole Harbour Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
599.884 F786f
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