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 Monday, October 14th, 2013
in Blog.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – October 14, 2013 Kristen Bell will host “Gorilla Love,” the first ever west coast fundraising event to benefit the Gorilla Doctors on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the ACE Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA. Three hundred guests will gather for a 6-9 pm cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, and […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, October 7th, 2013
in Blog.
Drs. Eddy Kambale and Dawn Zimmerman traveled to Virunga National Park (DRC) to assess elderly female Gashangi (Humba group), after Park Authorities reported that the female had returned to the group after missing for more than 4 months. Gashangi was last seen with her group in April with a large lesion on her lip that […]
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 Friday, September 27th, 2013
in Blog.
Great Ape conservationists from around the world convened in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this past weekend for the 2013 Great Ape Summit (www.greatapesummit.org). The 4-day summit was a collaborative effort by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP), and the Arcus Foundation. Gorilla Doctors Co-Director Dr. Kirsten Gilardi attended the summit, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, September 19th, 2013
in Blog.
Just days after Nyakagezi group silverback Rukundo was reportedly ensnared – and managed to free himself – in Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Gorilla Doctors received a call that yet another Nyakagezi group member had fallen victim to a poacher’s trap. Park authorities contacted Gorilla Doctors Head Uganda Field Vet, Dr. Fred Nizeyimana on Tuesday, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, September 16th, 2013
in Blog.
Gorilla Doctors Head Uganda Veterinarian Dr. Fred was notified that a gorilla in Nyakagezi group had been caught in a snare in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park on Friday, September 13. Dr. Fred immediately began to make preparations for an intervention, calling Rwanda Field Vet Dr. Noel in Musanze to cross the border into Rwanda to […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, September 9th, 2013
in Blog.
Late on Saturday afternoon, September 7, Gorilla Doctors “received a report that 2.5-year-old infant Susuruka, of Bwenge group, was caught in a snare. The [Fossey Fund] Bwenge group trackers managed to cut the rope from the bamboo, but the snare remnant remained on the gorilla’s limb, with a large part of rope trailing behind” […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
in Blog.
On Tuesday September 3, Dr. Dawn trekked to mountain gorilla group Ntambara in Volcanoes National Park for two purposes: to conduct a “routine health check” of the group and assess the new infant born to first-time mother Kunga. Kunga, holding her 4-day-old infant. The group was found in the Myase area of Volcanoes National Park, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
in Blog.
As a critically endangered species, the health of each mountain gorilla is integral in assessing their long term survival in the Virunga Massif. When possible, the Gorilla Doctors conduct post-mortem exams on every deceased individual of the 19 habituated groups in Volcanoes National Park. Whether it be a tiny infant or a massive silverback, the […]
