Blackback Kabukojo had been trailing his group for several days, appearing weak, emaciated and dehydrated when the Uganda Wildlife Authority contacted Gorilla Doctors Field Veterinarian Dr. Fred Nizeyimana for a veterinary assessment. The Bwindi gorillas were keeping...
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Chimanuka Group Feeds on Ripe Fruit of the Myiranthus Tree
The Chimanuka group Grauer’s gorillas were feeding on the ripe fruit of the Myiranthus tree during Dr. Eddy’s visit last week in the Mwandagalo area of Kahuzi Biega National Park. Eighteen night nests were found (13 on the ground, 5 up in the trees) and all 18...
Docs Treat Infected Wound of Injured Silverback Karibu in Bwindi
Karibu, a young silverback in Nkuringo group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, was moving slowly behind the group for several days when the Uganda Wildlife Authority contacted Dr. Fred for a veterinary assessment. Recently, Karibu has taken to leaving the group...
Ontario Animal Hospital Hosts Annual Fundraiser for Gorilla Doctors
Gorilla Doctors would like to thank Peterborough West Animal Hospital in Ontario, Canada, who recently hosted a fundraiser to support our work to conserve eastern gorillas in central Africa. The Peterborough West Animal Hospital has hosted a fundraiser every year...
Elderly Female Gashangi Loses Battle with Melanoma
**Warning: Blog Contains Graphic Imagery** by Dr. Jan Ramer Brave Gashangi, an adult female mountain gorilla from Nykamawe group in Virunga National Park, lost her battle with melanoma last week. This is the first known case of melanoma in a gorilla. Gashangi's tumor...
Young Hirwa Group Female Icyamamare Released from Wire Snare in Rwanda
Gorilla Doctors Head Veterinarian in Rwanda, Dr. Jean Felix Kinani, received a call over the weekend from Volcanoes National Park staff that 5-year-old mountain gorilla Icyamamare, of the Hirwa family, was caught in a poacher’s wire snare and was unable to free...
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