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The third week of February, Dr. Methode Bahizi, Gorilla Doctors Regional Laboratory Veterinarian, flew to Cameroon to attend the annual Pan African Sanctuary Alliance conference at the Limbe Wildlife Center. Dr. Methode joined some 30 captive primate experts from the US, UK and around Africa. The Limbe Wildlife Center is home to a variety of critically endangered […]
by Dr. Dawn Zimmerman The Ugenda group was found split on February 20th, after a lone silverback, identified as Gushimira, acquired the three adult females (Kanama, Inziza, and Kurudi) during an interaction thought to have occurred on the evening of Feb 19th. The two silverbacks of Ugenda group, Ugenda and Wageni, both sustained injuries. Interestingly, […]
by Jessica Burbridge An endangered species of Old World monkey found only in central Africa’s Virunga Massif region, the Golden Monkey typically prefers the safety of the dense bamboo forest. Most troops can be found ranging high in the stalks of giant bamboo, only venturing down to the forest floor during the rainy season to […]
In the fourth snare intervention performed by Gorilla Doctors in the last three weeks, four-year-old mountain gorilla female Dukore of Kuryama group was released from a rope snare by Gorilla Doctors on February 6 in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. 4-year-old female Dukore, feeding prior to intervention. Dr. Dawn received word from the Dian Fossey Gorilla […]
On Tuesday, January 29, Drs. Eddy and Jacques intervened to remove a wire snare that was wrapped tightly around a 3.5-year-old female’s fingers in Kahuzi Biega National Park’s Chimanuka group. The ensnared gorilla was a young female named Iragi, whose name means “lucky” in the local language from the Bashi tribe. This is only the third […]
On January 27, Gorilla Doctors received a report that lone silverbacks Mukunda and Bageni, both ranging in the Mikeno sector of Virunga National Park, had fought and both sustained potentially severe injuries. Head DRC Field Vet Dr. Eddy was traveling from Kinshasha at the time, so Dr. Martin trekked to the lone silverbacks to conduct […]
By Dr. Benard Ssebide The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park authority contacted Gorilla Doctors on January 26 to report that a juvenile male gorilla named Kajeyo had been caught in a wire snare in the Kibumba area of the park. The Habinyanja group trackers had noticed the snare wrapped around the young male’s upper right arm […]
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 […]
by Jessica Burbridge Gorilla Doctors is sad to report that 21-year-old dominant silverback Urugamba passed away last night and was found this morning, with no obvious signs of trauma, around 30 meters from his night nest. He only fell ill yesterday and was to receive a veterinary assessment today. The cause of death is yet […]
Dominant silverback Guhonda, one of the largest silverbacks in Volcanoes National Park, is the most seriously afflicted with the respiratory illness. On January 22, the Sabyinyo trackers reported that five gorillas were coughing in Sabyinyo group: dominant silverback Guhonda, beta silverback Gihishamwotsi, adult female Kampanga and her infant Ishimwe, and adult female Gukunda. A veterinary […]
