By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 in Blog.
Journeys Discovering Africa, a boutique safari expert that offers tailor-made private and small group tours all over East Africa, has become the newest sponsor of Gorilla Doctors. Journeys Discovering Africa will make a donation to Gorilla Doctors for every person visiting Rwanda on one of their gorilla trekking safaris. In addition, interested clients can also visit the […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, May 17th, 2013 in Blog.
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By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 in Blog.
Fecal samples from orphaned infants Baraka and Isangi, who are currently being housed at the Senkwekwe Center in Virunga National Park, were recently sent to the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany for genetic analysis. MPI was tasked with determining whether these infants, who were confiscated from poachers in DRC in September […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 in Blog.
By Dr. Fred Nizeyimana Makara, a silverback and leader of Habinyanja group sustained severe wounds from a fight with wild gorillas on May 3rd. I treated Makara with a round of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory/pain killers on May 5th. The Bwindi Park trackers have continued to monitor the silverback as he heals from his wounds and […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Monday, May 13th, 2013 in Blog.
By Dr. Dawn Zimmerman On May 9th, the Rwanda Development Board trackers reported that 3-year-old female infant Sacco, of Agashya group, was again exhibiting foot soreness and a veterinary assessment was requested. She had previously been assessed by Gorilla Doctors on February 5th after her mother Isoni left the group in January. At that time, […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Friday, May 10th, 2013 in Blog.
Dominant silverback Makara, of Habinyanja group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, was severely injured after a fight with a wild gorilla group on May 3rd. With wounds on his wrists, hands, face and back of head, the silverback was left exhausted and in need of a veterinary assessment. Dr. Fred trekked to the group on […]
By Gorilla Doctors Staff
on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 in Blog.
Raemonde Bezenar, Executive Director of the Canadian Friends of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, will be competing in the International Peace Marathon in Kigali, Rwanda on May 19, 2013. Bezenar will run the 42 km race in a full gorilla suit to raise funds for the Gorilla Doctors. “In running the marathon in a […]
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 […]
