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by Dr. Dawn Zimmerman On Wednesday November 14, I visited Karisimbi B group in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. The dominant silverback, 16.5 year-old Getty, was reported to have interacted with Susa group the previous day and had sustained multiple injuries. The fight occurred over a 2-hour period from 9-11am, after which Getty laid on his […]
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 released today by the Ugandan Wildlife Authority and confirm that at least 400 individuals live in the Park. The […]
We’d like to introduce our newest veterinarian, Dr. Methode Bahizi, who will take on the Regional Laboratory Veterinarian position that was vacated by Dr. Noel after he was promoted to Rwanda Field Veterinarian. Methode has been involved with Gorilla Doctors since 2009, first as a student conducting cattle health research with our former Agriculture Consultant […]
The morning of October 26, 2012, the trackers following Agashya group in Volcanoes National Park reported that 4.5-year-old juvenile male Ingabo, who had been abandoned by his mother in March, was caught in a snare. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible for the Gorilla Doctors to assess the youngster’s condition the same day because of dominant silverback […]
If you’ve been a dedicated reader of our monthly Gorilla News, then you have been the fortunate audience for an outstanding level of reporting from Communications Officer Molly Feltner. Molly joined Gorilla Doctors as a volunteer in November 2009, and then joined our staff part-time in August 2010 to lead all of our outreach initiatives. Under Molly’s […]
© LuAnne Cadd / Virunga National Park One month ago, the staff at Virunga National Park decided that the electric fence surrounding the gorilla orphan’s enclosure at Senkwekwe Center simply had to be replaced – using broken tree limbs as ladders, the three mischievous mountain gorillas, Ndeze, Ndakasi and Maisha, were repeatedly escaping their yard, […]
Drs. Dawn and Eddy prepare for the exams.By Dr. Dawn On September 26th, Drs. Eddy, Martin, and I headed to Rumangabo to do the first quarantine examinations on Isangi and Baraka, at 12 days and 6 days post-confiscation, respectively. They had been adjusting well to their new environment, diet, and caretakers. Baraka was still very […]
By Drs. Fred and Hameed Ruterana looking tired and thin.Ruterana, an adult female in Rushegura group, was observed by trackers to be moving slowly and laying down a lot the morning of September 26. They thought she looked very thin and unwell. The trackers called me and I joined them immediately. She did indeed appear […]
Pili Pili holds her ensnared left foot.By Molly Feltner Amidst all of the news about the rescues of two new orphan Grauer’s gorillas, we haven’t been able to share all of the details about an important success story in Grauer’s gorilla conservation. On September 15, the same day Isangi was transferred to Virunga National Park […]
PRESS RELEASE September 24, 2012 Concern Mounts for Grauer’s Gorillas in DRC Following the Rescue of Two Poached Infants IsangiMusanze, Rwanda – Gorilla Doctors and the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) are increasingly concerned about the survival of Grauer’s gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the rescue of two poached infant gorillas in separate […]
