By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, August 10th, 2015
in Blog.
Gorilla Doctors is excited to introduce our new Regional Manager, Dr. Joost Philippa! Dr. Joost and his new bride, Arum, as well as their two rescued cats, Lucky and Coconut, arrived to our Regional Headquarters in Musanze this weekend and are getting settled in and meeting the team this week. Dr. Joost is not only […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, August 1st, 2015
in Blog.
How can a simple conversation between friends result in changing the lives of mountain gorillas, veterinary students, and local Rwandan communities? Ask Michelle Olenick and she’ll tell you. Michelle, a local Los Angeles resident, learned of Gorilla Doctors over lunch with a friend when she was sharing photos from her trip to Africa. Michelle first […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, July 30th, 2015
in Blog.
Gorilla Doctors is happy to report that orphan Grauer’s gorilla Kalonge, who has lived at the Senkwekwe Center in Rumangabo since her rescue in March 2014, was transferred to the GRACE sanctuary for Grauer’s gorillas on July 23 and she will soon join GRACE’s group of 14 orphans and enjoy the company of gorillas once […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, July 29th, 2015
in Blog.
Poachers are targeting elephants in Virunga National Park to fuel the illegal ivory trade and Chief Park Warden Emmanuel de Merode and his incredible team of rangers are fighting back to protect these gentle giants. They have enlisted the help of Save the Elephants (STE), a Nairobi-headquartered nonprofit founded by renowned elephant researcher Dr. Iain […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, July 10th, 2015
in Blog.
The Gorilla Doctors family is excited to welcome two new field veterinarians in Rwanda, Drs. Gaspard and Jean-Claude! Both vets have just completed an eight-month internship, working under our Rwanda field veterinarians and gaining valuable experience conducting health checks, medical interventions, necropsies, domestic animal surgeries, lab work, and data collection. Drs. Gaspard and Jean-Claude’s extended […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, July 9th, 2015
in Blog.
Since silverback Rukina’s death in early April, intra-group fighting has erupted in Kyaguliro group as blackback (almost silverback) Mukiza continues to challenge the new dominant silverback, Rukara. The two males have been fighting for dominance for months, and in late April, Rukara seriously injured Mukiza in a fight, but as adult male gorillas tend to do, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
in Blog.
Every week, our hard working field veterinarians are climbing through thick vegetation, up mountainous terrain to reach the gorilla groups, camera in tow. The foundation of Gorilla Doctors work is routine health monitoring—visually observing the members of gorilla groups on a regular basis to check for signs of illness or injury. The team visits every […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
in Blog.
Dr. Eddy made the trip to Rumangabo this week to check on orphan Grauer’s gorilla Kalonge, who broke her femur when she fell from a tree in her enclosure at the Senkwekwe Center on May 12 (Read about Dr. Eddy’s initial assessment here.) Our Head DRC Vet reports that Kalonge is healing really well. She […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, June 4th, 2015
in Blog.
While Dr. Eddy was on Mt. Tshia last week, Dr. Martin was in the Mikeno Sector of Virunga National Park assessing the health of the 31 mountain gorillas in the Lulengo and Mapuwa groups. There was an interaction between the two groups during Dr. Martin’s visit and when he arrived to the group, the four […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
in Blog.
Dr. Eddy made the long trip to Mt. Tshiabirimu last week to assess the health of the remaining six gorillas living on this isolated mountain in DRC. The tiny group is comprised of dominant silverback Katsabara, adult female Mwengesyali (Mwenge for short), and her baby, blackback Mwasa (who will soon be a silverback), blackback Mukokya, […]
