By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, December 13th, 2012
in Blog.
by Dr. Eddy Kambale On Tuesday, December 11, Gorilla Doctors performed a monitoring visit of Humba group following a report by Virunga National Park Chief Park Warden, Emmanuel De Merode, saying that there were two females who needed a veterinary assessment. One female had an abnormal tissue around her mouth and the second female had […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Sunday, December 9th, 2012
in Blog.
by Dr. Fred Nizeyimana Kasotora, an older adult female in Nkuringo group with a 3-year-old suckling infant, sustained a large wound on her head after a fight broke out within the group on December 7. She was bitten just above her brow and the wound was actively bleeding when trackers observed the group that day. […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, December 3rd, 2012
in Blog.
by Dr. Fred Nizeyimana Silverback Kanyonyi, leader of Mubare group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. After receiving a report that Kanyonyi, a silverback and leader of Mubare group had sustained severe wounds from fighting with a wild gorilla group on November 12, I made preparations to go to assess his condition, ready for a possible […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
in Blog.
Being wildlife veterinarians, the Gorilla Doctors are often challenged to determine the seriousness of an illness or injury in a gorilla by visual observation alone. Clinically, it’s ideal to perform tests and physical examinations on ailing patients to make definitive diagnoses. However, as conservationists of wild gorillas, the Gorilla Doctors must take care to disrupt […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 7th, 2012
in Uncategorized.
By Dr. Dawn On May 1, I observed Kwitonda group. Three infants were born into the group within the last year and were photographed for the Kwita Izina ceremony to be held in June. All 24 gorillas were observed and appeared in good general health. Here are some photos and videos of this growing family: […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, April 16th, 2012
in Uncategorized.
Infant Turate.For every gorilla health case that requires a full medical intervention, the Gorilla Doctors probably follow up on at least half a dozen other cases that thankfully do not require emergency treatment. To ensure we catch health problems in the early stages, the Gorilla Doctors keep in close contact with the trackers who monitor […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
in Uncategorized.
By Dr. Dawn InshutiIt’s been a difficult 2012 thus far for Inshuti, a silverback gorilla in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Meaning “friend” in Kinyarwanda, Inshuti is considered one of the largest and most aggressive silverbacks within the Karisoke research groups, and he has endured his share of drama. Over the years, Inshuti has survived attacks […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, January 23rd, 2012
in Uncategorized.
Kabirizi eating with his family.This Blog was written by Dr. Eddy from Virunga National Park, DRC. On the morning January 20, I left the Bukima patrol post with a group of trackers to find Kabirizi group. Along the way we encountered the night nest of the silverback Mukunda, who still stays by himself in the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
in Uncategorized.
Dr. Eddy observes a silverback in Humba group during a health check.By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer How do the Gorilla Doctors keep mountain gorillas healthy? The first step, and the foundation of our gorilla healthcare program, is gorilla health monitoring—visually observing the members of gorilla groups on a regular basis to check for signs […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, September 16th, 2011
in Uncategorized.
Mwirima with juveniles and infants crossing a water stream.Dr. Fred, MGVP’s Ugandan field veterinarian, offers his annual report on the health status of the habituated gorilla groups in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks. Rushegura Group Rushegura is one of the biggest groups in Bwindi with 22 gorillas. The group is still under leadership of […]
