Thursday, December 29, 2005

Environment: Rwanda celebrates Dian Fossey

Rwanda has celebrated the life and the 20th anniversary of the death of "Gorillas in the Mist", Dian Fossey. Planet Ark, reports that, "Government officials and locals held traditional dances, gave speeches and laid wreaths at the site where Fossey, who was killed in mysterious circumstances in 1985, was buried".

The article also describes how mountain gorillas have become a huge foreign revenue earner for Rwanda, attracting thousands of tourists each year.