Something happened the other day. I’d just finished working on the first edit of Voices from the Mist when an agouti paca mother stood right outside my office. Of course, she scurried back to her den to protect her babies but I stayed behind in the garden and took a deep breath.

One of the many challenges Dian Fossey faced living high up in the Virunga Mountain Range of Rwanda was limited food options. When we were there back in 1985, the typical diet was comprised of sweet potatoes, plantains, cassavas (manioc) sorghum, and few vegetables.