By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, December 2nd, 2022
in Blog.
UPDATE: December 12, 2022 – We are really sad to report that this infant chimpanzee passed away after her arrival at Lwiro. Veterinarians there suspect that she may have had some liver disease, but they are awaiting lab results for final confirmation. Once they announce detailed results we will share another update. On December 1, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
in Blog.
Many of you are probably aware of the Reddit challenge supporting gorilla adoptions on the r/wallstreetbets group that went viral last week. It is an amazing testament to the positive good that can happen through technology and social platforms. Whenever a great ape conservation organization receives this level of attention and fundraising, it increases awareness […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, August 21st, 2020
in Blog.
Last week we launched Meet the Gorilla Doctors: Guardians of Gorilla Health to introduce you in more detail than ever before to our extraordinary team of Ugandan, Congolese and Rwandan veterinarians who work tirelessly to protect the health of endangered mountain gorillas and critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas. Their veterinary conservation medicine has been credited for […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, March 7th, 2019
in Blog.
As part of a multi-stakeholder Conservation Action Plan (CAP) funded by the Arcus Foundation and led by the Jane Goodall Institute, Gorilla Doctors contributes to the health monitoring of great apes in protected areas and sanctuaries across all areas where the CAP has been implemented. This can sometimes encompass caring for primates confiscated from the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
in Blog.
by Joost Philippa My new position as the Regional Coordinator began in August and since then, I have been based in Rwanda at the Gorilla Doctors HQ in Musanze. Recently I was able to make my first visit to DRC. It’s always exciting to visit new places and cultures… especially when the differences are quite […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, October 30th, 2014
in Blog.
Orphan Grauer’s gorilla Kalonge was rescued in early March after she was caught in a snare and brought to a local village chief by a group of young boys outside of Kahuzi Biega National Park (read about her rescue here). Through a joint rescue operation by ICCN and Gorilla Doctors, 2-year-old Kalonge was brought to […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 26th, 2014
in Blog.
Orphaned infant gorilla Kalonge at the Senkwekwe Center. Photo Credit: Marcus Westberg by Dr. Eddy Kambale On March 12th, the Congolese Park Authority (ICCN) informed Gorilla Doctors that a young gorilla had been confiscated in Kalonge village, outside of Kahuzi Biega National Park. The female infant, estimated to be between 2 and 3-years-old was […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 19th, 2014
in Blog.
Two years, nine months and eleven days after orphan Grauer’s gorilla Ihirwe was rescued from poachers at the Rwanda border town of Gisenyi, the young female gorilla finally returned to her home country of the DRC. Ihirwe was airlifted by a UN helicopter on May 19th to the GRACE center in Kasugho, a remote region […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, May 10th, 2014
in Blog.
Orphan gorilla Ndakasi, one of four mountain gorillas living at the Senkwekwe Center in Rumangabo, DRC received a thorough health check from Drs. Jan and Eddy, and volunteer veterinarian Dr. Jessica Magenwirth. The morning of the exam, Ndakasi’s caretaker reported that she was lethargic and not eating well. In addition, ulcers were observed on her lower […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, March 17th, 2014
in Blog.
by Dr. Jan Ramer “Last week, several boys brought a young gorilla who had been caught in a snare to a village near Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nobody knows who set the snare, which group she came from, or the plight of the mother, but the village Chief knew […]
