Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda By Dr. Adrien Emile Ntwari, Field Veterinarian Recently, Tebuka, a 13-year-old silverback in the Pablo group, sustained severe wounds from an interaction with a lone silverback. A few days later the wounds appeared infected, and he...
By Dr. Fred Nizeyimana, senior field veterinarian Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda Rwereeta is a young mountain gorilla in Bwindi's Kutu group, born July 15, 2022. Over the past year, Dr. Ricky and I have intervened twice to save his life. September 2025: A...
By Dr. Nelson Bukamba, Field Veterinarian, Uganda UPDATE: July 31, 2026 Yesterday, Dr. Nelson conducted a veterinary monitoring visit to check the healing progress of silverback Muyambi's wounds. He is happy to report that there is no sign of infection, the stitches...
A report from Kahuzi Biega National Park, DR Congo On June 11-12, Gorilla Doctors’ DR Congo team expanded our ongoing Ebola response from Virunga National Park to Kahuzi Biega National Park in South Kivu province, DR Congo — a critical intervention given the multiple...
A letter from our new Executive Director Dear Gorilla Doctors Community, Last month, I traveled to Rwanda with plans to meet our teams across Rwanda, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo in person for the first time. Just two days after I arrived, DR Congo’s...
Updated for: June 19, 2026 Our team remains safe and healthy. There are no suspected cases of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in eastern gorillas and we maintain regular health monitoring. As of June 15, there are 837 confirmed human cases in DR Congo and...
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