13 Jan COVID-19 Heroine: Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is a leading conservationist and scientist working to protect wildlife species, including the endangered mountain gorillas of East Africa....
23 Dec A new threat for Uganda’s gorillas
A new threat has emerged for the world's mountain gorillas four decades after the population went nearly extinct from a combination of habitat destruction, human conflict and illegal hunting: COVID-19....
20 Dec Christmas appeal: Gorillas face new danger from man in coronavirus
An invisible danger is stalking the forest home of mountain gorillas but their human guardians are fighting hard to protect them....
20 Dec Just 1,000 mountain gorillas remain in the wild. What happens if they get Covid-19?
There are around 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the wild, and about 460 of them live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. In the park’s very dense, high-altitude forest (hence the name “impenetrable”), veterinarian Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is working to keep them alive through the...
19 Dec Live and let live (Podcast)
When we started at CTPH people were like, “Why are you combining conservation and public health? Why are you combining animal health and human health?”…but we’re glad to see that we’re seeing benefits…We’re seeing win-win situations for both people, animals and the environment”. — ...
09 Oct In the face of a global pandemic, how can conservation efforts reduce the chance that poaching will spread disease?
As the Covid-19 pandemic decimates tourism, poaching is on the rise in Africa. The search is on for alternative ways to meet communities' basic needs....