Spotlight on Dr. Eddy Kambale, DRC Head Field Vet

Spotlight on Dr. Eddy Kambale, DRC Head Field Vet By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 in Blog.

Dr. Eddy in the Virunga National Park plane as they transfer a Grauer’s gorilla to the GRACE sanctuary. For Dr. Eddy Kambale, Gorilla Doctors’ Head Veterinarian in the Democratic Republic of Congo, no two work days are ever the same. One day Dr. Eddy may find himself caring for the orphaned gorillas at the Senkwekwe […]

Dr. Julius Studies Bat Genetics at The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

Dr. Julius Studies Bat Genetics at The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Friday, August 15th, 2014 in Blog.

Dr. Julius Nziza, Gorilla Doctors Research Project Coordinator for PREDICT Rwanda, is wrapping up an interesting six-week stint in Chicago where he’s studied the genetics of bat species in Rwanda and curating techniques at The Field Museum of Natural History. Dr. Julius is working with Dr. Bruce Patterson, the MacArthur Curator of Mammals, Dr. Bill […]

Rwanda: A Resilient Country, Risen from the Ashes

Rwanda: A Resilient Country, Risen from the Ashes By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, April 7th, 2014 in Blog.

by Dr. Jean Felix Kinani Twenty years after the genocide, Rwandans have shown the world that our wounds can heal even though we will never forget the past. Through us, the world sees that a country can recover from extreme violence spurned by division and hate. Rwanda suffered the systematic extermination of more than a […]

Dr. Olivier Named Finalist in ROLEX Awards for Enterprise

Dr. Olivier Named Finalist in ROLEX Awards for Enterprise By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, March 31st, 2014 in Blog.

Gorilla Doctors PREDICT Field Veterinarian in Rwanda, Dr. Olivier Nsengimana, has been named as one of 22 finalists for the 2014 ROLEX Enterprise Awards. The 22 finalists hail from 13 different countries and are in the running to win vital funding for their particular projects, as well as international acclaim as a 2014 ROLEX Young Laureate.  […]

Gorilla Doctors Staff Convene in Uganda for a Team-Building Retreat

Gorilla Doctors Staff Convene in Uganda for a Team-Building Retreat By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 in Blog.

Long-time Gorilla Doctors Board Member and former Director of the Morris Animal Foundation (which founded MGVP) Dr. Rob Hilsenroth facilitated a team-building retreat for the Gorilla Doctors staff at Uganda’s Volcanoes Safaris Mount Gahinga Lodge this month. We were fortunate to have Dr. Rob write about his experience with the staff and the remarkable changes […]

Abaxis Europe Donates VetScan Hematology Analyzer

Abaxis Europe Donates VetScan Hematology Analyzer By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, October 28th, 2013 in Blog.

Abaxis Europe has supplied Gorilla Doctors with numerous pieces of important laboratory equipment over the last three years, such as iStat machines and VS2 chemistry analyzers. This month, Abaxis representative and long time friend of Gorilla Doctors Bärbel Köhler traveled to our Rwanda headquarters to instruct the veterinarians on Abaxis’ latest donation: a new VetScan […]

Staff Profile: Spotlight on Clementine Usanase

Staff Profile: Spotlight on Clementine Usanase By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Sunday, June 16th, 2013 in Blog.

Jessica Burbridge For Clementine Usanase, mountain gorilla conservation work runs in the family. Daughter of longtime Volcanoes National Park’s Veterinary Warden Elisabeth Nyirakaragire, Clementine grew up with an appreciation for this critically endangered species and a keen understanding of the importance of their survival. In October 2012, Clementine joined the Gorilla Doctors team as the […]

Dr. Eddy Conducts IMPACT Workshop in Kahuzi Biega National Park

Dr. Eddy Conducts IMPACT Workshop in Kahuzi Biega National Park By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Sunday, June 9th, 2013 in Blog.

By Jessica Burbridge Gorilla Doctors Head Field Veterinarian in DRC, Dr. Eddy Kambale, recently conducted an IMPACT workshop for 14 ICCN Kahuzi Biega National Park rangers and trackers at the Tshivanga station. The IMPACT system (Internet Management Program to Support Conservation Technology) is an integral part of the Gorilla Doctors health monitoring. Dr. Eddy (far […]

Dr. Methode Attends Annual PASA Conference in Cameroon

Dr. Methode Attends Annual PASA Conference in Cameroon By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 in Blog.

The third week of February, Dr. Methode Bahizi, Gorilla Doctors Regional Laboratory Veterinarian, flew to Cameroon to attend the annual Pan African Sanctuary Alliance conference at the Limbe Wildlife Center. Dr. Methode joined some 30 captive primate experts from the US, UK and around Africa. The Limbe Wildlife Center is home to a variety of critically endangered […]

Dr. Methode Bahizi Becomes Newest Gorilla Doctor

Dr. Methode Bahizi Becomes Newest Gorilla Doctor By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Friday, November 9th, 2012 in Blog.

We’d like to introduce our newest veterinarian, Dr. Methode Bahizi, who will take on the Regional Laboratory Veterinarian position that was vacated by Dr. Noel after he was promoted to Rwanda Field Veterinarian. Methode has been involved with Gorilla Doctors since 2009, first as a student conducting cattle health research with our former Agriculture Consultant […]