Bibliograph

A forest in the clouds, my year among the mountain gorillas in the remote enclave of Dian Fossey, John Fowler

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A forest in the clouds, my year among the mountain gorillas in the remote enclave of Dian Fossey, John Fowler

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A forest in the clouds

Oclc number

992567897

Responsibility statement

John Fowler

Sub title

my year among the mountain gorillas in the remote enclave of Dian Fossey

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

Table Of 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

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