By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
in Blog.
Every year, Gorilla Doctors supports graduate and PhD student research projects examining infectious diseases in eastern gorillas. This year, Gorilla Doctors has facilitated PhD research projects on respiratory illness in mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park and herpesviruses in mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable and Volcanoes National Parks. Also this year, Gorilla Doctors hosted Murdoch […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, August 22nd, 2014
in Blog.
by Jessica Burbridge On August 8, the Ebola virus epidemic rapidly spreading through West African countries was formally declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization. WHO director Dr. Margaret Chan called it “the largest, most severe, most complex outbreak [of the Ebola virus] in the nearly four-decade history of the disease.” […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, August 15th, 2014
in Blog.
Dr. Julius Nziza, Gorilla Doctors Research Project Coordinator for PREDICT Rwanda, is wrapping up an interesting six-week stint in Chicago where he’s studied the genetics of bat species in Rwanda and curating techniques at The Field Museum of Natural History. Dr. Julius is working with Dr. Bruce Patterson, the MacArthur Curator of Mammals, Dr. Bill […]
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 […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, October 21st, 2013
in Blog.
by Jessica Burbridge UC Davis PhD student Laurie Harris has been conducting research on the endangered golden monkeys in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park throughout 2013. Harris met Gorilla Doctors Director Dr. Kirsten Gilardi during her stint at the Envirovet Summer Institute and now, Dr. Gilardi serves on Harris’ dissertation committee for her PhD program in […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
in Blog.
As a critically endangered species, the health of each mountain gorilla is integral in assessing their long term survival in the Virunga Massif. When possible, the Gorilla Doctors conduct post-mortem exams on every deceased individual of the 19 habituated groups in Volcanoes National Park. Whether it be a tiny infant or a massive silverback, the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, March 29th, 2013
in Blog.
by Jessica Burbridge On a small forested island just west of the DR Congo’s Virunga National Park, a tiny population of Grauer’s gorillas has reduced to one third of it’s original size within the last decade. Now down to just six individuals in two separate groups, this small population living on Mt. Tshiabirimu has only […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
in Blog.
Dr. Mike examines slides on the Coolscope.Our friends at Gear4Gorillas have once again made a generous contribution of £5,000 to help Gorilla Doctors purchase vital equipment—this time a Nikon Coolscope. We’d also like to thank Bruce Mentzer, who made an additional donation, and Nikon, which sold the device to us at a substantial discount. This seriously […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, July 5th, 2012
in Blog.
Tuck rests with her son Segasira several days before her death in 2010.On September 5, 2010, female mountain gorilla Tuck, one of Dian Fossey’s original research subjects, passed away after a long life in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. When members of Titus group finished their day-long vigil over her body, Tuck was carried out of […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, March 29th, 2012
in Uncategorized.
As always, we are grateful to our generous friends who offer their expertise and donate equipment to help the Gorilla Doctors expand their knowledge and toolbox. Last month, Bärbel Köhler, the Business Development Manager for Abaxis, a supplier of veterinary diagnostic equipment, visited our offices in Musanze, Rwanda, to deliver $30,000 worth of donations to […]
