Guardians of a New Beginning

Guardians of a New Beginning By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Thursday, May 29th, 2025 in Blog.

We are thrilled to announce that four adult female critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas have been successfully released into the wild in Virunga National Park! Gorilla Doctors played a significant role in this historic conservation achievement in collaboration with: GRACE, Virunga National Park, ICCN and Re:wild. It all began in 2003 when an infant Grauer’s gorilla was confiscated from […]

The Snare Rescue that Never Happened!

The Snare Rescue that Never Happened! By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 in Blog.

By Nelson Bukamba, field veterinarian, Uganda Last Friday as I was trekking through Bwindi on my way to administer deworming medication to silverback Kabukojo of Rushegura group, I received an urgent call from trackers. Six-year-old juvenile Bigorogoro in Mubare group was caught in a snare. Trackers said he was visibly distressed and emitting high-pitched screams […]

Intervention Report: Mountain Gorilla Treated in Rwanda

Intervention Report: Mountain Gorilla Treated in Rwanda By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, April 14th, 2025 in Blog.

By Dr. Adrien Emile Ntwari, field veterinarian, Rwanda UPDATE: Last week Dr. Gaspard conducted a follow-up monitoring visit and found Umutuzo’s abscess wound healing as well as reduced inflammation around the wound site. She was actively feeding and appeared in overall good health as seen in this photo. >> Last Tuesday (April 8), Dr. Gaspard […]

Gorilla Doctors + The Intrepid Foundation: Marching for Conservation

Gorilla Doctors + The Intrepid Foundation: Marching for Conservation By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 in Blog.

By Dr. Jean Bosco ‘Noel’ Noheri If we are to see a thriving population of wild eastern gorillas and wildlife in general, we need strategic partners who believe that each of us has the power to create positive change, and who understand that when we work together, that change can be even more impactful. Last […]

One Health for All: A Letter from Gorilla Doctors’ Executive Director

By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 in Blog.

I recently returned from visiting with our teams in Rwanda, Uganda, and DR Congo. If you missed my updates, you can read them [HERE (January 28) and HERE (February 20)]. At Gorilla Doctors, our mission is to conserve wild eastern gorillas through life-saving veterinary medicine and science using a One Health approach—recognizing that the health […]

Gorilla Doctors First Snare Rescue of 2025

Gorilla Doctors First Snare Rescue of 2025 By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Friday, January 24th, 2025 in Blog.

By Gaspard Nzayisenga, senior field veternarian, Rwanda At Gorilla Doctors we are on call 24/7, ready to respond to a gorilla health emergency, rain or shine. On this particular Sunday, January 19, we received an urgent call from Volcanoes National Park trackers who discovered an infant mountain gorilla caught in a snare. Dr. Adrien and […]