Study Plan - The Forty-Seventh Day

Dictation: (People in America)

    Fossey had observed Digit for many years and treated him almost like a friend. His remains were placed with those of other dead gorillas in a special burial area near her camp.

    After Digit was killed, Fossey established a program to increased international support for efforts to protect mountain gorillas. It was called the Digit Fund. Fossey also began a active campaign to stop the killing of the gorillas. She opposed efforts by Rwandan officials to increase the number of visitors to the animals' native environment.

    She formed a small force to help guard mountain gorillas against humans. She destroy traps used to catch the animals. She threatened the hunters and the people who helped them. National Geographic magazine published a report about her efforts. Many people who read the story sent money to support the campaign.

   However, not everyone supported what Fossey was doing. Some people condemned her treatment of the hunters. Rwandan officials opposed her efforts to control an area that she did not own. And, some animal experts criticized her strong emotional links the gorillas. They also questioned her work as a scientist.