Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Image of Dian Fossey's Grave located in Parc National de Virunga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Parc National de Virunga, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dian Fossey's Grave

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla

Found murdered in the bedroom of her cabin in the Virunga Mountains of Rwands in 1985, Dian Fossey was - and remains - the most widely-known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla, of which... »

Memento Mori, Dead Explorers | Edited by Nicholas Jackson