By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
in Blog.
by Jessica Burbridge A generous donation of a Viamo Portable Ultrasound Unit by Toshiba has greatly increased the Gorilla Doctors’ ability to diagnose and treat tricky conditions in wild gorillas. Previously, with no way of seeing what was going on internally, the vet’s ability to diagnose a condition was limited to physical examination with palpation […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, March 28th, 2013
in Blog.
Sculptor Lisa Reinertson will be exhibiting her new body of work entitled “Edge of Extinction” at the Pence Gallery in Davis, Caifornia next month. Gorilla Doctors Co-Director Dr. Kirsten Gilardi will join Reinertson for a talk on “Hope for Endangered Animals” and the work of the Gorilla Doctors on May 18th at the gallery. Reinertson […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, February 28th, 2013
in Blog.
Dr. Kristen Hitt, an American veterinarian traveling with Terra Incognito Eco Tours, recently visited Rwanda to trek to see the mountain gorillas and meet the Gorilla Doctors. Dr. Hitt’s experience was life-changing and, with an incredibly generous gift of $50,000, led her to become a major donor for Gorilla Doctors. Here is her testimony: Dr. Kristen […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, October 29th, 2012
in Blog.
© LuAnne Cadd / Virunga National Park One month ago, the staff at Virunga National Park decided that the electric fence surrounding the gorilla orphan’s enclosure at Senkwekwe Center simply had to be replaced – using broken tree limbs as ladders, the three mischievous mountain gorillas, Ndeze, Ndakasi and Maisha, were repeatedly escaping their yard, […]
