Rwanda celebrated the 10th annual Kwita Izina gorilla baby naming ceremony on Tuesday, July 1st in Kinigi, Rwanda. According to the Rwanda Development Board, who hosts the annual celebration, this year’s theme 'Conserving - Empowering - Growing' recognizes the...
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Dr. Olivier Awarded the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Olivier Nsengimana, Gorilla Doctors Field Veterinarian for the PREDICT Rwanda project, has been named a winner of the prestigious 2014 ROLEX Awards for Enterprise! Dr. Olivier and the four other Young Laureates, hailing from...
Take the Gorilla Friendlyâ„¢ Pledge and Help Wild Gorillas Stay Healthy
Gorilla Doctors would like to congratulate our partner organization, the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP), who, along with the Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), launched the Gorilla Friendlyâ„¢ Pledge, "an awareness raising campaign...
US Senator Bill Frist Visits Gorilla Doctors Headquarters in Rwanda
Gorilla Doctors welcomed some very distinguished visitors this month to our Musanze headquarters in Rwanda: a group comprised of a US Senator, a neurosurgeon, as well as attorneys and executives from the Coca-Cola Company, Pershing Square Foundation and Johnson and...
School Children Show Their Gratitude for Gorilla Doctors
At Maryknoll School in Honolulu, Hawaii, Lauren Aratani, the President of the M&M (Mentors & Mentees) Mentoring Program, worked with 5th grade students to teach them about community service and how it can positively impact the world. Lauren worked with her...
Baby Mountain Gorilla Freed from Snare in Virunga National Park’s Mapuwa Group
By Dr. Jan Ramer Dr. Eddy, the Head Veterinarian for Gorilla Doctors in DR Congo was notified that a mountain gorilla had become ensnared in Virunga National Park’s Mapuwa group on May 21st. Since Dr. Martin was doing Routine Health Checks at Mt. Tshaiberimu and could...
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