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Dr. Julius finds a bat.By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer 2011 marked the second year of PREDICT, the USAID-funded project led by the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center investigating emerging infectious diseases in wildlife in Uganda and Rwanda. Our PREDICT staff, who are dedicated to finding new diseases that could transfer from wildlife to humans, […]
Deborah and Volcanoes National park staff.We’d like to introduce you to one of our newest Advisory Board members, Deborah L. Dunham of Davis, California. When asked about her connection to mountain gorillas, here is what Deborah had to say: “I can’t imagine anyone spending time looking into the eyes of a mountain gorilla and not […]
A silverback gorilla in Bwindi.By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer A new census is underway to count the number of mountain gorillas living in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Counting will also be attempted in the contiguous Sarambwe Nature Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo if the security situation allows it. During the last […]
This month and last, MGVP has been hosting residents from the UC Davis Medical at our headquarters in Rwanda. As part of our One Health initiative to improve gorilla health by supporting human health programs, the doctors are working with patients and staff at the local Ruhengeri Hospital. Dr. Uppinder Mattu, a third-year resident currently […]
This blog was written by Dr. Jan. The injured female twin.On Monday, October 3, a report came from Susa group trackers that one of the twins of Rumuvu had been killed in an interaction, and that Garuka Kaneza, the 4 year old son of Rumuvu was carrying the dead infant. On 4 October, when we […]
Ranger Christian Shamavu and Dr. Jan Ramer with the orphan.By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer On the evening of October 6, Emmanuel de Merode, the Chief Park Warden of Virunga National Park, called Dr. Jan and reported that his rangers had successfully rescued a baby Grauer’s gorilla from poachers and were bringing the infant to […]
Kubana with a wound on her face.This blog was written by Dr. Jan. On the afternoon of September 17 Veronica Vecellio from Karisoke Research Center reported that there was an interaction in Ugenda group with an unidentified lone silverback. Inziza, an adult female, tried to follow the lone silverback and her 3.5-year-old daughter Igitangaza tried […]
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 […]
Ibidukikije wants to be near Kwitonda.Dr. Jan reports on a recent case in Kwitonda group: One September 3, Elisabeth Nyirakaragire, Volcanoes National Park’s Veterinary Warden received a call at 12:30 that Ibidukikije, the two-year-old infant son of Kibyei in Kwitonda group, was having difficulty moving and deteriorating. We immediately arranged to go to the group, […]
As Dr. Jan observes the Hirwa twins, they enjoy observing her. Dr. Jan reports on her routine health check visit with Hirwa group in Volcanoes National park, Rwanda. Today I visited Hirwa group for a routine health check. We found the group at 8:00 am in the area called Sanzari. The group was very calm, […]
