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By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 28th, 2012
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Dr. Fred at the CNPRC in Davis, CA. © 2012 UC Regents Photo by Don PreislerBy Dr. Fred Nizeyimana The month of April found me in Davis, CA, USA. I arrived at the Sacramento airport in California on the night of April 1 after a long flight from Entebbe, Uganda, via Amsterdam and Detroit. It […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
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Elisabeth Nyirakaragire gives a thumbs up after a successful intervention in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.By Dr. Dawn “They looked like old men,” says Elisabeth Nyirakaragire, the veterinary assistant for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, as we trek up the volcano to check on the newly formed mountain gorilla group, Karisimbi B. She recalls her first […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
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Gorilla Doctors has expanded its veterinary team, thanks to a recently awarded grant from Partners in Conservation at the Columbus Zoo. Dr. Martin In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Martin Kabuyaya Balyananziu was hired as a field veterinarian to assist DRC Head Field Veterinarian Dr. Eddy in providing veterinary care to DRC’s mountain and Grauer’s […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, March 15th, 2012
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In early March, veterinary ophthalmologists Drs. David Ramsey and Rick Quinn traveled to Rwanda to conduct a training workshop with the Gorilla Doctors. Dr. Ramsey owns and operates The Animal Ophthalmology Center in Williamston, Michigan, and Dr. Quinn practices at the Veterinary Eye Specialists of London, Ontario, and is an adjunct professor of ophthalmology at […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
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The Gorilla Doctors would like to introduce our newest veterinarian, Dr. Abdulhameed Kateregga, or Dr. Hameed. Dr. Hameed joined our Ugandan staff this January to serve as the PREDICT field veterinarian in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks and to assist Dr. Fred in the monitoring and care of Uganda’s mountain gorilla population. Dr. Fred […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, November 28th, 2011
in Uncategorized.
By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer The MGVP aims to employ outstanding African veterinarians and mentor the next generation of wildlife health experts. To do so, we sponsor educational programs at African schools and universities and continuing education for our staff members. By investing in training we are ultimately envisioning the time when in-country veterinarians […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, April 25th, 2011
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Dr. Noel with an elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo. This year from January 16 to February 21, I traveled to the U.S. for the first time. I came to the country for the purpose of gaining veterinary clinical experience, learning more advanced laboratory techniques at the Indianapolis and Maryland Zoos, working with the MGVP technician […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, February 25th, 2011
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By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer Thanks to the USAID PREDICT grant awarded to the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center, MGVP has been able to hire 2 new African veterinarians, Dr. Rachael Mbabazi and Dr. Olivier Nsengimana. Both will be serving as field assistants for the PREDICT program, with Dr. Rachael working under Dr. Benard […]
