Over the past five years, Project V.E.T.S. has donated crucial pieces of equipment and supplies that has allowed Gorilla Doctors to continue to provide the best health care to eastern gorillas and other species of animals in the region. To date, Project V.E.T.S. has...
Year: 2013
Orphan Mountain Gorilla Matabishi Receives 2nd Quarantine Exam
by Jessica Burbridge Orphaned gorilla infant Matabishi, who was found alone in a cornfield outside of Virunga National Park, was rescued through a collaborative effort between the Congolese Park Authority and Gorilla Doctors in June 2013 (http://bit.ly/1bmrmph)....
Dr. Jan Ramer Returns to Africa as Regional Veterinary Manager
After leading the Gorilla Doctors in-country veterinary team from 2009 to 2011, Dr. Jan is currently en route to Rwanda to serve once again as our Regional Veterinary Manager. During her first two-year stint as the RVM, Dr. Jan led dozens of health interventions in...
Monitoring the Mt. Tshiabirimu Gorillas in DRC
Gorilla Doctors continues to monitor the the last remaining Grauer’s gorillas in the isolated forest of Mt. Tshiaibirimu outside of Virunga National Park. Previously separated into two groups named Kipura and Katsabara, the 6 remaining individuals appear to have...
Support Gorilla Doctors on Giving Tuesday
Begin your holiday season with a meaningful donation to help wild, critically-endangered gorillas beat the odds for survival. Your contributions, however large or small, enable the Gorilla Doctors to provide wild and orphaned gorillas with life-saving medical care....
A Medical Intervention for Musilikale group female Izihirwa
By Dr. Dawn Zimmerman 8-year-old female mountain gorilla Izihirwa of Musilikale group. Yesterday we performed a full veterinary intervention on Izihirwa, an 8-year-old female mountain gorilla who was reported by the Fossey Fund (who regularly monitors Musilikale...
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