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...
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Keeping Gorillas Healthy During an Ebola Outbreak
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...
Ebola Disease Outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda: Latest Updates
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...
Vital Signs: The Health Story of Pablo Group
Today is an exciting day in the world of mountain gorilla conservation: A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough, premieres on Netflix — bringing the remarkable history of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the iconic Pablo group to a global audience. In honor of...
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