By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, October 21st, 2010
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By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer Schadrack Niyonzima works as the Administrative Assistant at our regional headquarters in Musanze, Rwanda, and has been a vital member of the team since joining us in September 2010. Thanks to Schadrack’s management skills and political and business savvy, MGVP’s local operations run smoothly. As the MGVP Administrative Assistant, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
in Uncategorized.
Nyakagezi group spends time in both Uganda and DRC – they don’t know that there is a boundary between the two countries in their forest home. They are currently living in Uganda in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. There are 3 silverback gorillas, led by Mark, 2 blackbacks, Ndungutse and Rukundo, and 2 adult females and […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, October 7th, 2010
in Uncategorized.
This blog was written by Dr. Eddy in DRC. Humba eating a leaf given by an adult female.Humba group has 14individuals and its home ranger is in the Bukima area of the Mikeno sector in Virunga National Park. In my opinion, Humba is the best and most peaceful family to visit. The silverback Humba is […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
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This week’s blog is written by Dr. Eddy, one of our Congolese veterinarians. As reminder, the young silverback Mukunda likes to raid crops outside Virunga National Park and he has twice traveled far outside of the park, requiring the Gorilla Doctors to anesthetize him so he could be carried back. The second time, on July […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
in Uncategorized.
The report from the field was that Kwitonda, the chief silverback for the group that bears his name, was slow, lethargic, and staying more than 20 meters behind his group. This was alarming. Kwitonda is said to be at least 35 years old, although we don’t know his age for sure. He is a strong […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, September 16th, 2010
in Uncategorized.
Drs. Fred, Jan, and Noel and UWA rangers and trackers hike to Mgahinga to perform an intervention.By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer Dr. Fred Nizeyimana joined the Gorilla Doctors this year as our Uganda In-Country Field Veterinarian and has been dedicated to monitoring the health of Uganda’s mountain gorilla ever since. Born in Kisoro, Uganda, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, September 13th, 2010
in Uncategorized.
Students James and Kris and Laboratory Technician Dr. Noel indentify cattle to be sampled on a farm bordering the park. By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer To complement our efforts to save mountain gorilla lives in the field, we support research projects examining gorilla and ecosystem health issues. This September, James Hassell, a veterinary student […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, September 10th, 2010
in Uncategorized.
This blog was written by Dr. Madga with additional details provided by Dr. Jan. The past few weeks have proved to be busy at the Kinigi orphan facility as we prepare the mountain gorillas for their move to the Senkwekwe Center in Virunga National Park and the Grauer’s gorillas for their move to Grace (Gorilla […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, September 3rd, 2010
in Uncategorized.
Amahoro means peace in Kinyarwanda. Yesterday was a routine health check for Amahoro group and we found the group to be very peaceful! We walked up the gentle slopes of the saddle between Sabinyo and Visoke volcanoes through a bamboo forest, finally arriving at a lovely valley. Sabyinyo and Mikeno volcanoes were beautiful in the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
in Uncategorized.
This blog was written by Jean Bosco Noheli or Noel, MGVP’s Regional Laboratory Technician. Noel, a recent veterinary school graduate, recently began joining the Gorilla Doctors on their regular health monitoring visits in Volcanoes National Park. This is my 11th visit to the gorillas for routine health checks and today I visited Sabyinyo, which has […]
