By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, January 31st, 2020
in Blog.
Since January 3rd, Gorilla Doctors Rwanda team has been closely monitoring and treating mountain gorillas in Isimbi group for a respiratory disease outbreak. What follows is a timeline of our monitoring visits, clinical interventions and a report on the unfortunate death of adult female Duhirwe and the loss of her pregnancy. We will post a […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
in Blog.
On January 2nd, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park trackers first reported to Gorilla Doctors that dominant silverback Munyinya, had a mild cough. Munyinya leads Hirwa group, which crossed into Mgahinga from Volcanoes National Park back in August 2019. Munyinya’s condition deteriorated over the next few days, prompting a partial intervention on Sunday, January 5th. The following […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
in Blog.
On April 3rd, the trackers of Mafunzo group reported silverback Mafunzo was coughing frequently and infant Ukwiyunga was sneezing. Gorilla Doctors conducted their first veterinary monitoring visit the next day and has been monitoring the group nearly every day since. Below is Drs. Noel and Gaspard’s record of their care and monitoring of Mafunzo. Mafunzo […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 11th, 2015
in Blog.
The Rugendo group mountain gorillas have been battling a respiratory disease outbreak since early April, keeping Drs. Eddy and Martin on their toes as they administer treatment to the group members most severely affected by the illness. Several group members began to exhibit symptoms of a respiratory infection on April 14th, when the ICCN trackers […]
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, January 13th, 2014
in Blog.
by Jessica Burbridge Just three weeks after 17-year-old Getty’s sudden death, Isimbi group has struggled to recover, leaving young silverback Muturengere under obvious stress as he strives to maintain his status as the new leader of the group. Some amount of stress and turmoil is to be expected when a group loses it’s dominant silverback. […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, January 9th, 2014
in Blog.
By Dr. Noel On January 9, I trekked to Isimbi group to assess the health of the 8 individuals in the group. Isimbi group lost their dominant silverback, Getty, on December 23rd when he succumbed to his injuries sustained from fighting with a lone silverback. 12-year-old silverback Muturengere has been trying to lead the group since, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, October 18th, 2013
in Blog.
A respiratory disease outbreak is spreading through Nyakagezi group in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. Drs. Fred and Noel have been monitoring the situation closely and decided to intervene to administer treatment to three ailing silverback mountain gorillas in the group this week. Here is Dr. Fred’s report: Ndungutse, the fourth ranked silverback in Nyakagezi […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
in Blog.
Just 3 weeks after Rukundo became ensnared in Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Dr. Fred was notified by park authorities that another veterinary assessment was necessary for the silverback- this time, for a potential respiratory infection. Here is Dr. Fred’s report: Silverback Rukundo of Nyakagezi group “Trackers reported that the young silverback Rukundo was observed […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, January 26th, 2013
in Blog.
By Dr. Dawn Zimmerman On January 22, Sabyinyo trackers reported that five gorillas were coughing in Sabyinyo group. A veterinary assessment the following day confirmed that six members had been affected by the respiratory disease: Guhonda, Gihishamwotsi, Gukunda, Kampanga, Ishimwe, and Umurinzi. Sabyinyo Group trackers with VNP veterinary warden Elisabeth Nyirakaragire. During our recheck of […]
