Just one week from today, Dr. Benard and our Uganda field veterinarians – Drs. Fred, Ricky and Nelson – will be discussing all things gorilla health during Gorilla Doctors LIVE on Thursday, December 12 at 9:00AM PST (12:00PM EST).

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Here is a little preview from Dr. Benard of some of the topics they will be exploring:

Topic #1: State of the Apes

Dr. Benard and team will be joined by a very special guest – Annette Lanjouw, the CEO of Arcus Foundation. Arcus Foundation supports great ape and gibbon conservation projects around the world, including Gorilla Doctors. The foundation also publishes State of the Apes, an important series that collates conservation expertise on major threats to great apes around the world. In this video, Dr. Benard introduces Gorilla Doctors’ contribution to the latest volume:

Topic #2: Keeping Gorillas and People Healthy around Bwindi

Dr. Benard quickly shows us why and how people and wildlife, including gorillas overlap in their shared environment:

Topic #3: Emerging Infectious Disease Threats

Dr. Benard outlines the increasing risk of emerging infectious disease to the health of people and gorillas around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park as well as our on-the-ground work to monitor and mitigate the risks:

 

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