Born: April 3, 1934 (age 79), London, United Kingdom
Children: Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
Awards: Hubbard Medal, Nierenberg Prize, Community of Christ International Peace Award, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Edinburgh Medal, William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementMore
Education: University of Cambridge (1962–1964), Newnham College, Cambridge, Darwin College, Cambridge
2, DIAN FOSSEY
NAME: Dian Fossey
OCCUPATION: Zoologist
BIRTH DATE: January 16, 1932
DEATH DATE: December 26, 1985
EDUCATION: Lowell High School, Darwin College, University of Cambridge, San Jose State University
PLACE OF BIRTH: San Francisco, California
PLACE OF DEATH: Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Dian Fossey became famous as an American zoologist who carried out a broad study of gorilla groups for 18 years in the mountain forests of Rwanda. She became a celebrity when she brought massive publicity to her cause of saving the mountain gorilla from extinction in 1970. She was eventually murdered in December 27th 1985.
3, Biruté Galdikas
Born: May 10, 1946 (age 67), Wiesbaden, Germany
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Galdikas, Biruté is a Canadian zoologist and primatologist, is the world's foremost authority on the orangutan, one of the world's most endangered species. For over 25 years, she has studied these great apes in their natural habitat, the rain forests of Indonesia. She has also rehabilitated and released back into the wild over 100 young orphaned orangutans that were illegally captured for pets or placement in zoos. She was known for study of orangutans conservation.
Specific information what species is their focus:
Jane Goodall,observing the behaviour of Chimpanzees in their native habitat.
Fossey's research on wild