Support Gorilla Doctors Today to Save Gorillas in 2016

Support Gorilla Doctors Today to Save Gorillas in 2016 By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, December 21st, 2015 in Blog.

As 2015 comes to a close, we would like to thank our entire Gorilla Doctors team for its hard work and dedication to the conservation of wild eastern gorillas. Gorilla Doctors’ work has been vital in bringing mountain gorillas back from the brink of extinction. Since January 1, our team has: – Conducted more than 40 […]

Audio: Counting Gorillas, Recovering Populations & Working as a Team

By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Friday, December 11th, 2015 in Blog.

Gorilla Doctors Co-Director Kirsten Gilardi was recently interviewed on the UC Davis One Health Institute’s radio show, One Health and Wildlife Talk. The conversation touched on many facets of Gorilla Doctors’ work — from the teams’ routine health checks to the prioritized focus on the health of their veterinarians, national park workers and their families. […]

Rwanda Field Vets Free Juvenile Itorero from Rope Snare

Rwanda Field Vets Free Juvenile Itorero from Rope Snare By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Friday, December 4th, 2015 in Blog.

Itorero, a juvenile gorilla in Volcanoes National Park’s Musilikale group, was freed from a poacher’s snare in a veterinary intervention by Gorilla Doctors, with support from Fossey Fund Karisoke trackers on November 20th. Trackers reported the young gorilla was seen with a rope snare wrapped around his right wrist on the afternoon of the 19th. […]

Farewell Jess!

Farewell Jess! By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, November 30th, 2015 in Blog.

On behalf of the entire Gorilla Doctors team, we wish to say a very fond farewell and a huge Thank You to Jessica Burbridge. Jess’s last day with Gorilla Doctors is Monday, November 30. After three years as our Director of Communications & Marketing, Jess has made the difficult decision to not try to be […]

California Sculptor Lisa Reinertson to Donate Gorilla Sculpture to WHC

California Sculptor Lisa Reinertson to Donate Gorilla Sculpture to WHC By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, November 23rd, 2015 in Blog.

California artist Lisa Reinertson created the incredible sculpture, Sleep of Reason, and would like to donate her gorilla sculpture to the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center (WHC), the UC Davis home of Gorilla Doctors. The sculpture, standing 6-1/2 feet tall, will be permanently placed in the public foyer of the WHC building on campus. The artist has pledged to donate her […]

Intervention to Release Ensnared Adult Female Busime in Pungwe Group

Intervention to Release Ensnared Adult Female Busime in Pungwe Group By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Thursday, November 12th, 2015 in Uncategorized.

by Dr. Eddy Kambale Pungwe, a group of 18 Grauer’s gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National Park, has been in the process of being habituated to human presence for tourism and research for about two years now. Drs. Eddy and Martin have been visiting the group regularly to assess the group members health, but last month, […]

Dr. Joost Visits Grauer’s Orphans at GRACE

Dr. Joost Visits Grauer’s Orphans at GRACE By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 in Blog.

by Joost Philippa My new position as the Regional Coordinator began in August and since then, I have been based in Rwanda at the Gorilla Doctors HQ in Musanze. Recently I was able to make my first visit to DRC. It’s always exciting to visit new places and cultures… especially when the differences are quite […]

Gorilla Love II at Hinoki & the Bird Restaurant

Gorilla Love II at Hinoki & the Bird Restaurant By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 in Blog.

by Michael Morales Gorilla Love 2 got underway Thursday evening, greeting guests with six larger than life photos hanging outside Hinoki & the Bird restaurant in Los Angeles. Displaying the majestic beauty of the mountain gorillas and the important work Gorilla Doctors veterinarians do in the field daily, guests of Gorilla Love 2 knew they were […]

A Tricky Snare-Removal Intervention in Virunga National Park

A Tricky Snare-Removal Intervention in Virunga National Park By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, October 26th, 2015 in Blog.

Virunga National Park trackers reported an infant mountain gorilla in Lulengo group named Bahoze was caught in a rope snare on Thursday evening, October 1. The park staff observed the infant’s mother, Maganya, trying to remove the snare, but inadvertently tightening the rope. Gorilla Doctors director Dr. Mike Cranfield crossed the border from Rwanda into Goma, DRC after […]

Another Successful Rwanda Fête for Partners in Conservation

Another Successful Rwanda Fête for Partners in Conservation By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Saturday, October 10th, 2015 in Blog.

On Saturday, September 19th, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium hosted the 21st annual Rwandan Fête, an event to raise funds for Partners in Conservation projects, such as Gorilla Doctors and other organizations working in Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC. “Partners in Conservation was created by Columbus Zoo staff and docents in response to the dramatic […]