By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, July 12th, 2013
in Blog.
By Dr. Dawn Zimmerman Rwanda Development Board Volcanoes National Park Veterinary Warden Elisabeth Nyirakaragire reported adult female Gukunda, of Sabyinyo group, was observed with an injured thumb at the metacarpal-phalangeal joint on July 9th. The digit was reportedly “not completely cut” and she was still using the hand. As a routine health check was already […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
in Blog.
By Dr. Martin Kabuyaya On May 15, 2013 during our routine health check of Lulengo group in Virunga National Park, we observed juvenile Bagambe and performed a veterinary assessment. The rangers reported that Bagambe has had a small mass lesion on the skin of the right upper eyelid for the past several months. However, his […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 6th, 2013
in Blog.
by Dr. Jean Felix Kinani On April 30, I visited Karisimbi A group for a Routine Health Check. We found the group in the Ruteme area of the park, at an altitude of 3019 meters. Adult female Umuhanga was not initially located and so the trackers and I decided to fan out and search for […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
in Blog.
After insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo prevented the Gorilla Doctors from traveling to Rumangabo for the annual mountain gorilla orphan exams in Februrary, the docs were recently able to make a day trip to the Senkwekwe Center to examine the only three mountain gorillas living in captivity in the world. Maisha, Ndakasi and […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Sunday, April 28th, 2013
in Blog.
Chimanuka group is the only group of Grauer’s gorillas habituated to human presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With 37 individuals, it is a very large group led by Chimanuka, an older, magnificent silverback. Drs. Eddy and Martin recently trekked to the group in Kahuzi Biega National Park to assess their health. Here is […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
in Blog.
by Dr. Jean Felix Kinani I visited Hirwa group on April 16, 2013 for a Routine Health Check. We found the group in the Rwebeya area of Volcanoes National Park. Rwebeya is a big stream that runs through the park that swells to a sizeable river during the rainy season, often destroying houses in the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
in Blog.
On Thursday, April 11, Drs. Eddy and Martin trekked to Bageni group in Virunga National Park to assess the groups’ overall health and check on male infant Kagera, who was previously reported to have a skin lesion similar to the herpesvirus. Bageni group split from Kabirizi group almost two months ago. Although some groups may […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
in Blog.
By Dr. Eddy Kambale On Friday, April 12, I trekked to Kabirizi group for a routine health check, along with Dr. Martin, one Virunga National Park ranger and one tracker. We left the Bukima patrol post at 7:05am and walked along the park boundary through several villages. We met with the other team from GATOVU […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, April 12th, 2013
in Blog.
After 12 months of instability in the Mikeno Sector due to the occupation of the M23 rebel group in the gorilla’s habitat, the conflict seems to be coming to a close, allowing our veterinarians safer access to the mountain and Grauer’s gorillas in Virunga National Park, DRC. Dr. Eddy and Martin traveled from Goma to […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Saturday, December 15th, 2012
in Blog.
by Drs. Eddy and Martin For the first time since May 2012, Gorilla Doctors veterinarians accompanied a team of ICCN trackers to visit Kipura group on Mt. Tshiabirimu in the North Sector of Virunga National Park, DR Congo. A Routine Health Check by Gorilla Doctors has not been possible in the last eight months due […]
