By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, December 14th, 2022
in Uncategorized.
Below is a written transcript for Gorilla Doctors LIVE, a virtual event that took place on Zoom on Thursday, December 8, 2022. DR. KIRSTEN – Welcome to Gorilla Doctors LIVE! Today we are going to take you deep into the forest of Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, January 12th, 2018
in Uncategorized.
Former Gorilla Doctors veterinary intern Dr. Adrien Emile Ntwali is now the newest member of our team based in Rwanda, currently working as a field veterinarian for Gorilla Doctors and the PREDICT Project. When he was young, Dr. Adrien and his close friend had dreams of becoming medical doctors together. Their paths diverged, however, when […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
in Uncategorized.
Silverback Bikingi feeding Gorilla Doctors routinely trek into the gorilla parks in Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo to observe habituated gorillas with their trained veterinary eyes for any subtle signs of illness or injury. In this way, our veterinarians get to know individual gorillas and what “normal” is, so that we’re better prepared […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
in Uncategorized.
By Dr. Fred On December 18, Ndahura, a 28-year old silverback and leader of Bitukura group, was reported having fallen 50 meters from a tall tree at around 8:00AM. The fall had occurred while Ndahura was feeding on Chrysophylum fruits and the tree branch he was perched on broke under his weight. Unfortunately, Ndahura failed […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
in Uncategorized.
By Drs. Mike & Kirsten Regretfully we must share the news this month that Dr. Joost has decided to move on from his position as Regional Coordinator for Gorilla Doctors. Joost is truly a clinician at heart – he is happiest when he is treating animals and can watch their condition improve as a result […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, November 12th, 2015
in Uncategorized.
by Dr. Eddy Kambale Pungwe, a group of 18 Grauer’s gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National Park, has been in the process of being habituated to human presence for tourism and research for about two years now. Drs. Eddy and Martin have been visiting the group regularly to assess the group members health, but last month, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, August 18th, 2014
in Blog, Uncategorized.
Kagera, who is estimated to be 1.5 years old, is a male infant born to mother Rubaka during the M23 rebel occupation of the Mikeno Sector in 2012. He is one of only two infants in Bageni group in Virunga National Park. With M23 occupying the gorilla sector during the time of his birth, Gorilla […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, June 12th, 2014
in Blog, Uncategorized.
At Maryknoll School in Honolulu, Hawaii, Lauren Aratani, the President of the M&M (Mentors & Mentees) Mentoring Program, worked with 5th grade students to teach them about community service and how it can positively impact the world. Lauren worked with her young charges to create some thoughtful and creative thank you cards to show their […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
in Blog, Uncategorized.
Gorilla Doctors supporters Wilke and Elizabeth See-Tho visited Rwanda last summer and trekked to see Sabyinyo group in Volcanoes National Park. Rambunctious blackback Shirimpumu made sure their visit was a memorable one (scroll to bottom of blog to watch video). Avid followers of the Gorilla Doctors blog and Facebook page, the See-Tho’s kindly agreed to write […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, December 26th, 2013
in Blog, Uncategorized.
On this day 28 years ago, the world’s most famous gorilla researcher, Dr. Dian Fossey, was murdered in her cabin at the former Karisoke Research Center site in the misty Virunga Volcanoes of Rwanda. Before her death Fossey realized that, with just 248 mountain gorillas left in the wild, the population needed a dedicated veterinarian […]
