By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
in Blog, Press Releases.
A scientific study published today in Scientific Reports suggests that new health challenges may be emerging as a result of conservationists’ success in pulling mountain gorillas back from the brink of extinction. The study, the first ever species-wide survey of parasite infections across the entire range of the mountain gorilla, was conducted by an international […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, February 7th, 2020
in Blog.
It is with great sadness we share this report with you. On Monday, February 3rd, Hirwa group in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda) was struck by lightning during a severe storm, instantly killing four mountain gorillas in the group, including a pregnant female. Prior to the lightning strike, Hirwa group was comprised of 17 gorillas, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, December 16th, 2019
in Blog.
Today in Kampala, Uganda (+11 hours ahead of PST), the Uganda Wildlife Authority announced the results of the 2018 Bwindi-Sarambwe mountain gorilla population survey, with mountain gorillas in this region increasing to a minimum of 459. When combined with the 2015-2016 population survey results in the Virunga Massif (604), the total world population of endangered […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, June 20th, 2014
in Blog.
Gorilla Doctors would like to congratulate our partner organization, the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP), who, along with the Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), launched the Gorilla Friendly™ Pledge, “an awareness raising campaign developed to minimize the risk of disease transmission from human to gorilla, during treks to see these magnificent great apes in the […]
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 […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
in Blog.
An infant male gorilla, found alone in a cornfield in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been rescued by the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) with critical assistance from Gorilla Doctors. Gorilla Doctors, dedicated to conserving gorillas through veterinary medicine, monitors and promotes the health of wild habituated mountain and Grauer’s gorillas in Rwanda, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, January 10th, 2013
in Blog.
The Maryland Zoo honors Dr. Mike Cranfield as the Winner of the 2012 Michael D. Hankin Award for Conservation. Photo courtesy of the Maryland Zoo. Baltimore, Maryland – The Maryland Zoo of Baltimore, Maryland, honored Gorilla Doctors Director Dr. Mike Cranfield today as the 2012 winner of the Michael D. Hankin Award for Conservation. The award, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
in Blog.
PRESS RELEASE November 13, 2011 Mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.Kampala, Uganda – The results of a 2011 census of the critically-endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park were released today by the Ugandan Wildlife Authority and confirm that at least 400 individuals live in the Park. The […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, September 24th, 2012
in Blog.
PRESS RELEASE September 24, 2012 Concern Mounts for Grauer’s Gorillas in DRC Following the Rescue of Two Poached Infants IsangiMusanze, Rwanda – Gorilla Doctors and the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) are increasingly concerned about the survival of Grauer’s gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the rescue of two poached infant gorillas in separate […]
