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By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
As many of you know, last year our Gorilla Doctors in DR Congo saved the life of an infant mountain gorilla caught in a snare. She had been trapped for more than six days, left behind by her family and exposed to the elements, and lost all blood flow to her left foot. Due to […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, August 11th, 2017
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
After a poacher’s snare nearly took her life, the Gorilla Doctors team is pleased to see young mountain gorilla Yalala making such a remarkable recovery. Our Head DRC Field Vet Dr. Eddy Kambale attributes her recovery to her strong, feisty personality. “She has been through a serious ordeal and endured a lot of stress from […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, July 24th, 2017
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
The Gorilla Doctors family is heartbroken to report the loss of orphan mountain gorilla Maisha at Virunga National Park’s Senkwekwe Center. Maisha was the oldest of four mountain gorilla orphans that lived at the Senkwekwe Center. “We worked very closely with the caregivers at the Senkwekwe Center to try and get Maisha well” said Gorilla […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Dr. Eddy Kambale On Monday afternoon, June 12 I received a phone call from the ICCN Chief warden Innocent reporting that the ranger team based at the GIKERI Patrol Post had called him about an infant gorilla caught in a snare. They believed the baby was from an unhabituated group, as there was no known […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Photo by Adam Kiefer By Joost Philippa An orphaned Grauer’s gorilla moved to her new home at the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week. Lulingu is a 1 1/2-year-old female Grauer’s gorilla who was confiscated from poachers by the Congolese wildlife authority (ICCN) in February. […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
By Dr. Joost Philippa Gorilla Doctors helped the Congolese wildlife authority rescue a baby gorilla late last month. Baby Lulingu is alive and well and safe at the Senkekwe Center in Virunga National Park. The Kahuzi Biega National Park director received a call on February 29 from Lulingu and Nzovu ranger station […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
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 […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, July 30th, 2015
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
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 Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
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 Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Infant Grauer’s gorilla Kalonge, who was rescued in March 2014 after being caught in a snare outside of Kahuzi Biega National Park, fell while climbing in her outdoor enclosure at the Senkwekwe Center on May 12. Her caretaker, Babo, notified Dr. Eddy that Kalonge fell when she tried to jump from one tree to another. […]
