Month: December 2015

Remembering my hero – Dian Fossey – 1932-1985

by Rick LoBello, posted in Mountain gorilla

Thirty years ago, on this day, December 26, 1985, my hero Dian Fossey was killed in her cabin at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda.   I devoted an entire chapter to her life in my book Guide to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park: Home to Critically Endangered Mountain Gorillas available on Amazon.com  in softcover and on Kindle.  … Continue reading Remembering my hero – Dian Fossey – 1932-1985

Meet the Common Raven

by Rick LoBello, posted in Big Bend National Park, Birdwatching, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Common Raven, Getting Outside, New Mexico, Uncategorized, Wildlife conservation

On a recent trip to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico, I found this Common Raven alongside the road near the main flight deck.  Perhaps it was eating something dead nearby that was hidden in the vegetation. When I look at this wonderful creature I am reminded of how much I love … Continue reading Meet the Common Raven