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By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, December 26th, 2011
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Dr. Dawn with a baby orangutan.Those of us on the staff of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project are happy to welcome our newest Gorilla Doctor, Dr. Dawn Zimmerman, who will serve as the regional veterinary manager at our headquarters in Musanze, Rwanda. Taking over the position from Dr. Jan, Dr. Dawn will manage our veterinary […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, December 15th, 2011
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By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer On December 13, the Chief Park Warden of Virunga National Park, Emmanuel de Merode, called Dr. Eddy to report that rangers had found a mountain gorilla caught in a poacher’s trap in the Jomba region of the park. The gorilla, Dunia, a four- or five-year-old female belonging to the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
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Dr. Jan (Photo by LuAnne Cadd)I can’t believe I’m leaving Africa. After almost two-and-a-half years I am headed back home to Indiana at the end of this month. This has been one of the most amazing and fulfilling experiences of my life – working as a Gorilla Doctor with such a dedicated team in Rwanda, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, November 28th, 2011
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By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer The MGVP aims to employ outstanding African veterinarians and mentor the next generation of wildlife health experts. To do so, we sponsor educational programs at African schools and universities and continuing education for our staff members. By investing in training we are ultimately envisioning the time when in-country veterinarians […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, November 21st, 2011
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Dian Fossey with her pet monkey Kima. By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer This year, MGVP is celebrating its 25th anniversary and we’d like to share a little bit of our history with you. The MGVP began from the vision of American gorilla researcher Dian Fossey. Fossey dedicated her life to studying and protecting mountain […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Sunday, November 20th, 2011
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Kigoma with discharge leaking from his left ear.By Dr. Jan Ramer On November 18, Volcanoes National Park Veterinary Warden Elisabeth Nyirakaragire and I went to assess Kigoma, the third silverback in Kwitonda group, who had been reported to be suffering from an ear infection. We tracked the group for 1.5 hours, finally finding the group […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, November 14th, 2011
in Uncategorized.
Download our annual report and 2012 calendar by clicking on the image.Dear Friends, This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, and we thank you for being a part of our work. In 1986, at the request of the late Dian Fossey, Ruth Morris Keesling founded what was then […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
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This blog was written by Dr. Jan. Gasore with the snare.Thursday October 20, Dr. Eddy and I were driving back from Senkwekwe Center, in Rumangabo, DR Congo where we had just finished Shamavu’s quarantine examination when I got a phone call from Volcanoes National Park’s Veterinary Warden Elisabeth Nyirakaragire. There was a snare on an […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
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Dr. Julius finds a bat.By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer 2011 marked the second year of PREDICT, the USAID-funded project led by the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center investigating emerging infectious diseases in wildlife in Uganda and Rwanda. Our PREDICT staff, who are dedicated to finding new diseases that could transfer from wildlife to humans, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, October 21st, 2011
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Deborah and Volcanoes National park staff.We’d like to introduce you to one of our newest Advisory Board members, Deborah L. Dunham of Davis, California. When asked about her connection to mountain gorillas, here is what Deborah had to say: “I can’t imagine anyone spending time looking into the eyes of a mountain gorilla and not […]
