During a monitoring visit of Nkuringo group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, senior field veterinarian, Dr. Fred Nizeyimana, captured this incredible moment as adult female Kwitonda maneuvered across a river with her infant. We sat down with Dr. Fred...
Gorilla Doctors
Treating a Giant: A Wounded Elephant in Virunga National Park
By Dr. Fabrice Malonga, Field Veterinarian, Gorilla Doctors (DR Congo) Most of my days are spent caring for mountain gorillas. But on Sunday, September 27, I found myself crouched in the forest near Lake Edward, about 200 meters from a six-ton bull elephant. My...
A Conversation with Nora Nickum – author of Wild Medicine
Nora Nickum's latest book, Wild Medicine: Inventing Ways to Save Endangered Animals, was released today, and Gorilla Doctors is honored to be included alongside a menagerie of endangered animals and the dedicated people working to save them. Our very own Dr. Eddy is...
Critically endangered gorilla orphaned as a baby gives birth after historic return to the wild
PRESS RELEASE Rescued by Gorilla Doctors and Congolese wildlife authorities (ICCN) from the illegal wildlife trade at 18 months old and raised at GRACE sanctuary, Lulingu is now caring for an infant after mating with a wild silverback in the DRC One of the first-ever...
Field Report: Another Silverback Surgery – Tebuka of Pablo Group Treated for Severe, Infected Wounds
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...
Field Report: Snare Rescue of Infant Mountain Gorilla
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...
Follow Us!
Recent Stories
Connect With Us
"*" indicates required fields








