Tshiaberimu

Hello this is Jean Claude. During the last few days we have carried out a gorilla health monitoring visit at Tshiaberimu. Dr Jacques Iyanya and Dr Eddy Kambale from the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) led the mission and were joined by Dr Mavisi, a local vet who has been working with the project for [...]

Hello this is Jean Claude. Working with the local communities living around Mount Tshiaberimu is an extremely important part of our work to protect the gorillas and the forest. We help to build the capacity of the local people so that they can live in harmony with the forest and protect the habitat for the [...]

This is a message from Rebecca, a 23 year old ranger who has recently arrived at Tshiaberimu from ICCN’s local headquarters in Mutsora.
I am Rebecca. I have a love of nature. I decided to become a park guard as I saw how the ‘rebellion’ was widely destroying the Virungas National Park. I have just finished [...]

This is Jean Claude. I would like to personally thank everyone who has contributed both morally and financially to the search for an urgent solution to save the population of gorillas at Mount Tshiaberimu. I would especially like to thank Wanda, Christine, Muriel, Antonia, Cathy, Teresa and Judy for their financial contributions, which have been [...]

Hello, this is Jean Claude. I have a message for you from Mr Odilon, who is in charge of research at Mt Tshiaberimu. This is what Odilon says:
Following the death of our two female gorillas I spent all of my time in the forest, monitoring the gorillas health to make sure they are all well. [...]

Hello this is Jean Claude. After the gorilla naming ceremony in Rwanda I crossed back in to DRC at the Goma boarder. Here I met with my colleagues from the Gorilla Organization before leaving the following day with the Director Virunga National Park for ICCN, Norbert Mushenzi, to travel back to Tshiaberimu by road. It [...]

After the nightmare following the death of our two gorillas at Mount Tshaiberimu, I had a moment of comfort. I was invited by the Office of Rwandan Tourism and National Parks (ORTPN) to take part in the annual gorilla naming ceremony in Rwanda. For me this was not only a moment of celebration for the [...]