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Health care for wild and orphaned gorillas is an expensive endeavor, requiring a steady stream of veterinary supplies and equipment throughout the year. Thanks to generous donations from organizations such as Project V.E.T.S, the Gorilla Doctors are able to treat ill or injured gorillas in the field quickly and effectively. Established in 2009 by veterinarian […]
Male Grauer’s gorilla released from a snare in an intervention by Gorilla Doctors in August 2013. Gorilla Doctors completed the second successful snare intervention in 2013 for a Grauer’s gorilla in Kahuzi Biega National Park’s Chimanuka group over the weekend. Gorilla Doctors Head Field Veterinarian Dr. Eddy Kambale was notified by park rangers that a […]
by Jessica Burbridge The seven remaining Grauer’s gorillas living in Mt. Tshiabirimu’s isolated pocket of forest outside of Virunga National Park, DRC are an intriguing group. This small population has drastically reduced in number over the past decade and is the subject of a concerted effort to ensure their survival. These gorillas are genetically classified […]
by Jessica Burbridge 11-year-old adult female Kurinda, of Ntambara group in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, gave birth to her first baby on July 7, 2013. Sadly, the nearly two-week-old infant was killed after the third ranking silverback, Twibuke, aggressed the new mother on July 18th. Trackers from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, who regularly […]
The young Grauer’s gorilla orphan rescued from a Rwandan jailhouse on August 7th, 2011 by Dr. Jan Ramer of the Gorilla Doctors, with help from the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), the Congolese Park Authority (ICCN), and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, will soon be moved to the GRACE center in the eastern Democratic Republic […]
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 […]
Eickemeyer Veterinary Equipment has generously donated a stainless steel adjustable surgical table for use at the Gorilla Doctors headquarters in Musanze, Rwanda. The table was transported courtesy of Rwandair on their 737-700NG maiden flight from Germany and recently arrived in Rwanda. “Although most of Gorilla Doctor’s clinical work is in the field, we do treat some […]
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 Jessica Burbridge Twelve mountain gorilla infants born within the last year in Volcanoes National Park and one new gorilla family were given their names at the 9th annual Rwanda Development Board Kwita Izina Ceremony, held on Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Kinigi, Rwanda. Since it’s inception, 161 mountain gorilla infants have been named in the […]
Jessica Burbridge For Clementine Usanase, mountain gorilla conservation work runs in the family. Daughter of longtime Volcanoes National Park’s Veterinary Warden Elisabeth Nyirakaragire, Clementine grew up with an appreciation for this critically endangered species and a keen understanding of the importance of their survival. In October 2012, Clementine joined the Gorilla Doctors team as the […]
