20 Feb COVID-19: protect great apes during human pandemics
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic, is also a threat to our closest living relatives, the great apes....
15 Dec Advancing One Health: Protecting People, Gorillas, and the Land on Which They Live
“Uncharted Territory” is a special series hosted by New Security Beat in celebration of the Environmental Change & Security Program’s 25th anniversary....
07 Dec 2018 Census reveals that Mountain Gorillas are continuing to increase in number
Habitat loss, poaching and zoonotic diseases remain leading threats to the survival of mountain gorillas, which are found in two isolated populations, the Bwindi-Sarambwe ecosystem and Virunga Massif....
06 Dec Celebrating 100 years of Women Vets, #StandingOnHerShoulders
This week we’re celebrating the 100-year anniversary of women being allowed onto the veterinary register. After a slow start (by 1956 there were still only 387 women on the register) we’ve seen a huge influx of women enter the veterinary profession and today women make...
05 Dec Strengthening Community Health and Biodiversity Conservation for Improved Quality of Life of People and Wildlife
With generous support from Population Connection, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) has been able to increase access to modern family planning methods to communities around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), home to an estimated half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas....
04 Dec Inspirational: Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka saves gorillas and the community as she breaks new ground and inspires others
Every now and again you meet somebody, who is so inspirational you know that the encounter will leave a lasting impression. I had the opportunity to meet and interview Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka on her visit to the UK when she was a finalist in the...