She sounds a lot like Timothy Treadwell, a nutcase who went to live with grizzly bears in Alaska, and eventually became dinner.
Treadwell never thought he was an animal, like this DU screwball, though.
He was a California pothead failure in life who somehow decided he was critical to the survival of a species.
He may have saved one, if it was starving when it ate him.
If you have not seen the amazing documentary movie "Grizzly Man", I highly recommend it. You won't forget it.