Saving Mountain Gorillas

An episode of the The Animal Guide for Curious Humans podcast, hosted by Maureen Armstrong, titled "Saving Mountain Gorillas" was published on June 16, 2022 and runs 58 minutes.

June 16, 2022 ·58m · The Animal Guide for Curious Humans

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Summary

If you had to guess, how many mountain gorillas do you think remain in the wild today? For context, there are 7.9 billion humans in the world. How many mountain gorillas do you think there are? The answer: just 1,063. Until recently, there were a critically endangered species. Thanks in large part to today’s guest and her organization, the population of mountain gorillas is growing. Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is the founder and CEO of Conservation through Public H...

Episode Description

If you had to guess, how many mountain gorillas do you think remain in the wild today?

For context, there are 7.9 billion humans in the world. How many mountain gorillas do you think there are? The answer: just 1,063. Until recently, there were a critically endangered species. Thanks in large part to today’s guest and her organization, the population of mountain gorillas is growing.

Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is the founder and CEO of Conservation through Public Health (CTPH), an award winning NGO that protects endangered gorillas and other wildlife. CTPH is particularly active with mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwest Uganda. Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka is a graduate of the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London and studied a masters degree in specialized veterinary medicine from North Carolina State University. She has won several awards as has CTPH. We will provide a detailed biography in the show notes so please check those out at www.theanimalguide.com .

Dr. Gladys and CTPH apply a one health approach to their work focussing on the interplay between humans, animals and the environment to improve conditions for all. She tells us about some of the important programs CTPH operates around Bwindi National Park to help community members and the gorillas live harmoniously. Thriving and healthy communities are extremely important to support and protect the mountain gorilla population.

Links:

Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Twitter: @DoctorGladys

Facebook: @DrGladysKalemaZikusoka

Instagram: @gladyskalemazikusoka

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Kalema-Zikusoka

“Walking With Gorillas” by Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka publishes October 2022: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Walking-With-Gorillas/Gladys-Kalema-Zikusoka/

Conservation Through Public Health

Twitter: @CTPHuganda

Facebook: @CTPH.org

Instagram: @ctph_uganda

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLoS3Cp_2mON9vgeYS2EwA

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_Through_Public_Health

Gorilla Conservation Coffee

Twitter: @GCCoffee1

Facebook: @GorillaConservationCoffee

Instagram: @gorillaconservation_coffee

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24KlO3FQi6SIDeY60FC2zQ

www.protectgreatapesfromdisease.com