Beverly Hills rolled out the green carpet for the Gorilla Doctors of Africa on Monday, November 4th. Three hundred wildlife enthusiasts and adventure travelers turned out to show their "Gorilla Love" at the prestigious ACE Gallery. This was the first major west coast fundraiser for the Gorilla Doctors, and without a doubt, was deemed a smashing success by all in attendance. Read more on the Gorilla Doctors blog.  

21-year-old dominant silverback Isabukuru sustained a severe wound on his right shoulder on November 19th. Dr. Dawn trekked to the group to assess the injury and conduct a routine health check of the group the following day. The wound was clean and dry and Isabukuru was seen cleaning the wound periodically throughout the observation. Read more on the Gorilla Doctors blog.

The Gorilla Doctors team recently convened at Uganda's Mount Gahinga Lodge for a special team-building retreat. Long-time Board Member and former Director of the Morris Animal Foundation (which founded MGVP) Dr. Rob Hilsenroth facilitated the meeting and Directors Drs. Mike Cranfield and Kirsten Gilardi hope to make it an annual event! Read Dr. Hilsenroth's blog on the Gorilla Doctors website.

Two newborn infants in the Ntambara mountain gorilla group in Volcanoes National Park required veterinary assessments this month. Dr. Dawn trekked to the group to check on Kubaka and Nahimana's infants after the pair had reportedly been whimpering, with red, inflamed skin. Read more on the blog.

You can now support the conservation of mountain and Grauer's gorillas while you shop on Amazon! If you make your purchase through the Amazon Smile program, a small percentage will be donated to Gorilla Doctors. Just use this link when signing into Amazon Smile: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/06-1752363 If you or anyone you know will be using Amazon for the upcoming year end buying season, we say spend wildly on behalf of the gorillas!