A forest in the clouds
Subtitle: my year among the mountain gorillas in the remote enclave of Dian Fossey
By: John Fowler
Edition: First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9781681776330
Subjects: Mountain gorilla; Primatology; Travel; Karisoke Research Center; Research; Gorilla; Conservation; Behavior; Zoology
Description: 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.
Notes: "February 2018"--Title page verso.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A view from a tree; title: My own vision of the wild; title: Into Rwanda; title: Through the Mille Collines; title: Karisoke welcome; title: A cruel climb; title: Un-settling in; title: Gorilla communion; title: Gorilla without a name; title: The empty cabin; title: It's N'gee!; title: Lockdown; title: A sad goodbye; title: The poacher patrol; title: Nyamuragira; title: A man a plan a gorilla Dian; title: The bivouac; title: A near-death experience; title: Siku ya Uhuru!; title: Kima kufa; title: A break in the clouds; title: Dian returns; title: Dian's friend; title: Gorilla murder; title: Nairobi; title: Dian's foe; title: Going bush; title: Gray winter home; title: The ruins.