By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
By Dr. Mike Cranfield Dr. Eddy got a call from Andre in Rumangabo during our all-staff retreat in Buhoma next to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Two gorillas, Maisha and Ndeze, were having issues. Maisha had diarrhea and Ndeze was not eating well and sitting in abnormal positions. After talking over the cases, Dr. Eddy placed […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, January 5th, 2015
in Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Every year, the mountain gorilla orphans at the Senkwekwe Center in Virunga National Park receive comprehensive medical exams to ensure they remain in good health and have not developed any underlying medical conditions or are in need of veterinary treatment. Most recently, Drs. Jan, Eddy and Martin examined Ndeze and Matabishi at the Senkwekwe Center. […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, November 10th, 2014
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
We are heartbroken to report that Ntabwoba, a 13-year-old male Grauer’s gorilla living at the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) Center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), passed away unexpectedly on November 5th. Ntabwoba was just making the transition from blackback to silverback and, with his charismatic personality, was a beloved gorilla to […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, October 30th, 2014
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Orphan Grauer’s gorilla Kalonge was rescued in early March after she was caught in a snare and brought to a local village chief by a group of young boys outside of Kahuzi Biega National Park (read about her rescue here). Through a joint rescue operation by ICCN and Gorilla Doctors, 2-year-old Kalonge was brought to […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 26th, 2014
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Orphaned infant gorilla Kalonge at the Senkwekwe Center. Photo Credit: Marcus Westberg by Dr. Eddy Kambale On March 12th, the Congolese Park Authority (ICCN) informed Gorilla Doctors that a young gorilla had been confiscated in Kalonge village, outside of Kahuzi Biega National Park. The female infant, estimated to be between 2 and 3-years-old was […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 19th, 2014
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Two years, nine months and eleven days after orphan Grauer’s gorilla Ihirwe was rescued from poachers at the Rwanda border town of Gisenyi, the young female gorilla finally returned to her home country of the DRC. Ihirwe was airlifted by a UN helicopter on May 19th to the GRACE center in Kasugho, a remote region […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, May 10th, 2014
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Orphan gorilla Ndakasi, one of four mountain gorillas living at the Senkwekwe Center in Rumangabo, DRC received a thorough health check from Drs. Jan and Eddy, and volunteer veterinarian Dr. Jessica Magenwirth. The morning of the exam, Ndakasi’s caretaker reported that she was lethargic and not eating well. In addition, ulcers were observed on her lower […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, March 17th, 2014
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
by Dr. Jan Ramer “Last week, several boys brought a young gorilla who had been caught in a snare to a village near Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nobody knows who set the snare, which group she came from, or the plight of the mother, but the village Chief knew […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, February 14th, 2014
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
Rumangabo, DRC – February 13, 2014 –There are only four mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) living in captivity in the entire world and this small group of orphans have found sanctuary at the Virunga National Park’s Senkwekwe Center in Rumangabo, DRC where they receive medical care from the Gorilla Doctors international veterinary team. A partnership between […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, December 7th, 2013
in Archive, Blog, Rescued Gorillas.
by Jessica Burbridge Orphaned gorilla infant Matabishi, who was found alone in a cornfield outside of Virunga National Park, was rescued through a collaborative effort between the Congolese Park Authority and Gorilla Doctors in June 2013 (http://bit.ly/1bmrmph). Malnourished, covered in burrs, and with a large wound on his back, Matabishi was brought to the Senkwekwe […]
