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By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, March 27th, 2020
in Blog.
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the work of Gorilla Doctors and our monitoring of gorilla health has become more important than ever as we are the only organization in the world dedicated to providing veterinary care to ill or injured eastern gorillas (mountain and Grauer’s). Together with government wildlife authorities we continue our […]
Dear Friends and Supporters, Last week, I attended and presented at the UC Davis One Health Institute annual meeting. As you can imagine, the coronavirus pandemic was a major focus. The One Health Institute, Gorilla Doctors’ administrative home at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, has been at the forefront of international surveillance and […]
On Monday March 3rd, Drs. Eddy Kambale Syaluha, Luis Flores Giron and ICCN veterinarian Dr. Lina Aldophine Nturubika successfully rescued and relocated a wild Grauer’s gorilla blackback who was outside the safety of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DR Congo. This short video captures their extraordinary effort. A Note from our Executive Director The rescue and relocation […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, February 27th, 2020
in Blog.
The Coronavirus (COVID) outbreak is naturally of serious concern and we have received some questions about eastern gorilla susceptibility to this novel virus. Gorilla Doctors has been on the forefront of research in emerging pandemic threats and zoonotic spillover for the past 10 years with our implementation of the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICT project, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
in Blog.
On February 7th, Drs. Eddy and Martin conducted a routine health check of Wilungula group, a newly habituated mountain gorilla group in Virunga National Park, DR Congo. At this moment, Wiliungula is the largest in the region with 40 individuals, including four silverbacks! Here is Wilungula group’s story… Field Report: Routine Health Check Location: Virunga […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, February 14th, 2020
in Blog.
UPDATE: On February 17th, Dr. Ricky successfully administered a second dose of deworming medication and multi-vitamins. Shida was showing some improvement, while still shy and moving slowly, she was feeding more and her hair coat condition was also improving. START Original Post first published 2/14/2020 – You may remember Shida from last January, as she […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, February 7th, 2020
in Blog.
It is with great sadness we share this report with you. On Monday, February 3rd, Hirwa group in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda) was struck by lightning during a severe storm, instantly killing four mountain gorillas in the group, including a pregnant female. Prior to the lightning strike, Hirwa group was comprised of 17 gorillas, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, January 31st, 2020
in Blog.
Since January 3rd, Gorilla Doctors Rwanda team has been closely monitoring and treating mountain gorillas in Isimbi group for a respiratory disease outbreak. What follows is a timeline of our monitoring visits, clinical interventions and a report on the unfortunate death of adult female Duhirwe and the loss of her pregnancy. We will post a […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
in Blog.
On January 2nd, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park trackers first reported to Gorilla Doctors that dominant silverback Munyinya, had a mild cough. Munyinya leads Hirwa group, which crossed into Mgahinga from Volcanoes National Park back in August 2019. Munyinya’s condition deteriorated over the next few days, prompting a partial intervention on Sunday, January 5th. The following […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, January 10th, 2020
in Blog.
As the person with the honor and responsibility of leading Gorilla Doctors, I am still so amazed by Dian Fossey’s foresight in first identifying the need for a gorilla veterinarian in Rwanda in 1985 – she knew then that protecting the health of one gorilla could impact the entire species. And here we are, almost […]
