Shop on Amazon and Support Gorilla Doctors!

Shop on Amazon and Support Gorilla Doctors! By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 in Blog.

You can now support the conservation of mountain and Grauer’s gorillas while you shop on Amazon! If you make your purchase through the Amazon Smile program, a small percentage will be donated to Gorilla Doctors. Just use this link when signing into Amazon Smile:  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/06-1752363 If you or anyone you know will be using Amazon […]

Guest Blog: Rwanda Through the Eyes of a Visitor

Guest Blog: Rwanda Through the Eyes of a Visitor By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 in Blog.

A few weeks ago, we took a truly life-changing trip to visit Rwanda and the endangered mountain gorillas.  On one of our final days of the trip, one of our guides and new friends, Isaac, asked a profound question: What three things will you miss about Rwanda? We felt like the best way to recount our […]

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 […]

RELEASE: Kristen Bell to Host Fundraiser for the Gorilla Doctors

RELEASE: Kristen Bell to Host Fundraiser for the Gorilla Doctors By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Monday, October 14th, 2013 in Blog.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – October 14, 2013    Kristen Bell will host “Gorilla Love,” the first ever west coast fundraising event to benefit the Gorilla Doctors on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the ACE Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA. Three hundred guests will gather for a 6-9 pm cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, and […]

Project VETS Provides Critical Support to Gorilla Doctors

Project VETS Provides Critical Support to Gorilla Doctors By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Thursday, August 15th, 2013 in Blog.

Health care for wild and orphaned gorillas is an expensive endeavor, requiring a steady stream of veterinary supplies and equipment throughout the year. Thanks to generous donations from organizations such as Project V.E.T.S, the Gorilla Doctors are able to treat ill or injured gorillas in the field quickly and effectively. Established in 2009 by veterinarian […]

Eickemeyer Donates Surgical Table to Gorilla Doctors

Eickemeyer Donates Surgical Table to Gorilla Doctors By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Sunday, July 7th, 2013 in Blog.

Eickemeyer Veterinary Equipment has generously donated a stainless steel adjustable surgical table for use at the Gorilla Doctors headquarters in Musanze, Rwanda. The table was transported courtesy of Rwandair on their 737-700NG maiden flight from Germany and recently arrived in Rwanda.  “Although most of Gorilla Doctor’s clinical work is in the field, we do treat some […]

Beverly Hills Brownie Troop Donates to Support Gorilla Docs

Beverly Hills Brownie Troop Donates to Support Gorilla Docs By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 in Blog.

When Brownie Troop # 7295 gathered on May 1, 2013 at El Rodeo School for their last meeting of the school year, they received a surprise visit from local veterinarian and Beverly Hills resident, Lara Nicolayevsky Zekaria, DVM.  Dr. Nic, as her clients fondly call her, was there to accept a generous donation of $1,000 […]

Gorilla Doctors Welcomes Journeys Discovering Africa as New Sponsor

Gorilla Doctors Welcomes Journeys Discovering Africa as New Sponsor By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 in Blog.

Journeys Discovering Africa, a boutique safari expert that offers tailor-made private and small group tours all over East Africa, has become the newest sponsor of Gorilla Doctors.  Journeys Discovering Africa will make a donation to Gorilla Doctors for every person visiting Rwanda on one of their gorilla trekking safaris.  In addition, interested clients can also visit the […]

Raemonde Bezenar To Run Kigali Marathon to Raise Funds for Gorilla Doctors

Raemonde Bezenar To Run Kigali Marathon to Raise Funds for Gorilla Doctors By Gorilla Doctors Staff on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 in Blog.

Raemonde Bezenar, Executive Director of the Canadian Friends of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, will be competing in the International Peace Marathon in Kigali, Rwanda on May 19, 2013. Bezenar will run the 42 km race in a full gorilla suit to raise funds for the Gorilla Doctors.   “In running the marathon in a […]