By Justin Cox As many of you know, Gorilla Doctors was featured on 60 Minutes early this month. In addition to the piece they created for the show, they also produced a 360-degree virtual reality segment. If you don't have Virtual Reality gear (which most of us surely...
Press Releases
RELEASE: Kristen Bell to Host Fundraiser for the Gorilla Doctors
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – October 14, 2013 Kristen Bell will host “Gorilla Love,” the first ever west coast fundraising event to benefit the Gorilla Doctors on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the ACE Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA. Three hundred guests will gather for a 6-9 pm...
Press Release: Gorilla Doctors Assist in the Rescue of an Infant Gorilla Suspected to Have Escaped Poachers in DRC
An infant male gorilla, found alone in a cornfield in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been rescued by the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) with critical assistance from Gorilla Doctors. Gorilla Doctors, dedicated to conserving gorillas through...
Census Results Confirm World Mountain Gorilla Population Up to 880 Individuals
PRESS RELEASE November 13, 2011 Mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.Kampala, Uganda - The results of a 2011 census of the critically-endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park were...
Press Release: Animal Planet Series Highlights Gorilla Doctors and Virunga National Park
Silverback Kongomani of Rugendo group in Virunga National Park.Airing May 10 at 8pm GMT on Animal Planet, the season finale of the UK TV series “Wildlife SOS” spotlights the efforts of the Gorilla Doctors and the Congolese Wildlife Authority to protect the...
Six Captive Orphaned Gorillas Move One Step Closer to Freedom
Grauer's orphans in Rwanda.PRESS RELEASE July 25, 2011 Musanze, Rwanda - In a remarkable feat of collaboration between the wildlife authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda and multiple conservation organizations, six Grauer’s gorilla...
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