It doesn’t get much better than autumn in Paris unless you add Dr. Jane Goodall giving a historic speech at UNESCO World Headquarters, which is exactly what happened this past Saturday, October 19, 2024. It just worked out that one of our team was working in Paris...
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Houston Zoo Crew Works with Gorilla Doctors
At the beginning of August, seven extraordinary teenagers from the Houston Zoo's Zoo Crew program spent a few days with Gorilla Doctors at our regional headquarters in Musanze, Rwanda. The students spent more than six months preparing for their trip and their 12-day...
A Personal Note from Dr. Eddy
Today, I was honored to share virtual space with our partner, Emmanuel de Merode of Virunga National Park here in DR Congo. We discussed the challenges and opportunities of our work -Â conservation in action. When you are responsible for protecting the health of an...
Gorilla Doctors Goes to Washington
In June our Ugandan Head Veterinarian, Dr. Benard Ssebide, and our Chief Veterinary & Scientific Officer, Dr. Tierra Smiley Evans, traveled to the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health just outside of Washington, DC to attend the Centers for Research...
It Takes a Village to Keep Gorillas Healthy
Notes from the Field: By Dr. Gaspard Nzayisenga, field veterinarian, Rwanda For their effective conservation, mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda are monitored on a daily basis by park trackers and rangers as well as researchers and Gorilla Doctors’...
Team DR Congo: Jean-Paul Kabemba Lukusa Completes Lab Leadership Training
1) JP, you serve as Gorilla Doctors' Employee Health Program Manager. Can you tell us about your role and why human health is also important to gorilla health? Â My role is to coordinate the activities of the employee health program in DR Congo, which has the overall...
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