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By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer Thanks to the USAID PREDICT grant awarded to the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center, MGVP has been able to hire 2 new African veterinarians, Dr. Rachael Mbabazi and Dr. Olivier Nsengimana. Both will be serving as field assistants for the PREDICT program, with Dr. Rachael working under Dr. Benard […]
This week, Dr. Magda traveled to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda to perform an intervention in Nkuringo group following a report from rangers that the adult female Msameha had suffered a serious head wound. Dr. Fred, our Uganda field veterinarian, was unable to assist because of a bad case of food poisoning. Here is […]
A lovely day for sun bathing.Wednesday started as any routine health check in a gorilla group – I gathered camera, GPS, radio, printed the Hirwa group health record sheet and headed to the forest. I picked up the RDB tracker Safari and off we went. Safari explained that the group had been outside the forest […]
This blog was written by Dr. Jan. We started hearing rumors about another baby gorilla in Walikali, DR Congo in November. We hear rumors of baby gorillas with some regularity, and they are always followed up. Unfortunately the most common outcome is that we never see the animal – either the baby has died, or […]
By Molly Feltner, MGVP Communications Officer The Gorilla Doctors recognize that the conservation of the mountain gorillas is a collective effort involving many different organizations. Indeed, much of our own work providing veterinary care to the gorillas is funded by donations and grants given by other organizations and foundations. Great thanks is owed to Partners […]
This blog was written by Dr. Jean-Felix Zirikana is a 4-year-old infant male in Umubano group in Rwanda’s Volacnoes National Park. His mother is Umurimo and his father is the SB Charles. He was reported to be caught in rope snare on left leg on January 2. Trackers were able to cut rope from tree […]
On November 22nd 2010 I got a phone call from Mr. Pontious Ezuma, the Senior Warden of Mgahinga National Park, Uganda. He informed me that an infant gorilla had been caught up in a snare and needed rescue. He sounded alarmed because of the location of the snare—around the infant’s neck and seemingly almost strangling […]
Maisha in a tree. Photo courtesy Sinziana Demian, DFGFI This blog is by Dr. Eddy and Dr. Jan. Maisha seems to have settled into her new home as Senkwekwe Center very nicely. She enjoys going outside and exploring, and enjoys the security of the night house as well. Kaboko feeling ill. Kaboko, on the other […]
Baby with the snare around his neck. This blog was written by Dr. Jan and Dr. Fred Remember the little gorilla in Nykagezi group who had a snare removed from his leg 2 months ago? The same poor infant of mother Inshuti and silverback Mark got another snare on November 22, and this time it […]
Map showing location and size of gorilla groups in the Virungas.The population of critically endangered mountain gorillas living in Africa’s Virunga Massif has grown by 26.3% to approximately 480 individuals in the past seven years according to the newly released results of the 2010 mountain gorilla census. The last mountain gorilla census of the Virunga […]
