By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, December 21st, 2017
in Blog.
On Wednesday December 13th, Dr. Ricky trekked into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda UWA trackers and guides to conduct a routine health check on the remaining 8 members of Mubare group. The group number and dynamics of Mubare group have changed drastically in the past two months following multiple interactions with a neighboring wild […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, December 15th, 2017
in Blog.
A silverback in the Rugendo group of Virunga National Park died in late November after extensive efforts to save his life. Gorilla Doctors Africa Director Dr. Mike Cranfield provided his account of this intense and emotional case: Following reports that Noël had seriously injured himself after falling out of a tree, our Head DRC Field […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, December 13th, 2017
in Blog.
It is with deep sadness that we report the death of another silverback: Kanyonyi, 21 year old leader of Mubare group, died on December 9th after sustaining serious injuries during multiple attacks by a solitary silverback named Maraya. Kanyonyi was made more vulnerable to attack following a fall from a tree on September 2nd. He […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017
in Blog.
by Dr. Eddy Kambala Syaluha On October 15, 2017, I was honored to receive an invitation from the Santa Barbara Zoo (through the DRC wildlife institution, Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature / Virunga National Park) to attend the Western Regional Gorilla Workshop in California. This was to be an all-expenses-paid trip for […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017
in Blog.
by Kirsten Gilardi, US Director Dr. Eddy’s wonderfully unexpected trip to California earlier this month presented Gorilla Doctors with some great opportunities to reach out to our donors to say THANK YOU in person at events in Seattle and Los Angeles. Along the way, we made many new friends for Gorilla Doctors too. After Eddy […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, November 9th, 2017
in Blog.
Gorilla Doctors mentors the next generation of wildlife health experts in the region by sponsoring educational training programs in close cooperation with African schools and universities, and by supporting its staff in professional continuing education. In an effort to expand capacity building efforts in DRC, Gorilla Doctors partnered with Lwiro Primate Sanctuary (CRPL) and hired veterinarian […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, November 4th, 2017
in Blog.
Gorilla Doctors is pleased to share that our Rwanda Field Veterinarian, Dr. Gaspard Nzayisenga, has been named the Silent Hero of the Month by Dr. Hayley Adams’ Silent Heroes Foundation! Not only does Dr. Gaspard work tirelessly to monitor the health of the habituated mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, he has also stepped up […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, October 5th, 2017
in Blog.
Photos by Marcus Westberg of Life Through a Lens Photography In a collaborative intervention between Gorilla Doctors DRC Field Vet Dr. Martin Kabuyaya, Gorilla Doctors vet and Lwiro Veterinary Advisor Dr. Luis Flores, and Lwiro Primate Sanctuary veterinarian Dr. Lina Nturubika as well as Kahuzi Biega National Park rangers, a baby Grauer’s gorilla in the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
in Blog.
In late September, Drs. Fred and Ricky made the long trip from Uganda to Dallas, Texas for the 49th annual American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) conference at the Dallas Zoo. Generous Gorilla Doctors supporters Barbara and Lewis Hollweg hosted our Uganda Field Vets while they were in Dallas and our team would like to […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
in Blog.
On Saturday, September 23rd, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium hosted the 22nd annual Rwandan Fête, an event to raise funds for Partners in Conservation projects, such as Gorilla Doctors and other organizations working in Rwanda and the DRC. “Partners in Conservation was created by Columbus Zoo staff and docents in response to the dramatic force […]
