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Tourism conservation takes gorillas from extinction

SOURCE: NTV Gorillas remain the single most important item on Uganda’s tourism menu according to the Uganda Tourism Board. With ...

Uganda’s first wildlife vet pens her journey to rescue gorillas

SOURCE: The EastAfrican A book cover of Walking with Gorillas by Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka. PHOTO | RUPI MANGAT | NMG ...
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Uganda’s first wildlife vet Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka champions mountain gorillas

SOURCE: FRANCE 24 The number of wild mountain gorillas, who are at risk from humans, is increasing for the first ...

A Ugandan vet’s amazing story of her work to save mountain gorillas

SOURCE: CBC Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is Uganda’s first wildlife veteranarian Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media) https://mp3.cbc.ca/radio/CBC_Radio_VMS/106/335/dave-eahGJuLo-20230526_1685126474981.mp3 The plight ...

Uganda’s gorillas are back in big numbers at last — here’s how to see them

SOURCE: THE TIMES UK It’s been 30 years since conservation efforts to protect Uganda’s mountain primates began and their numbers ...

Uganda’s first wildlife vet calls for more gorilla tourism

SOURCE: FINANCIAL REVIEW Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka recalls a cheeky monkey that inspired her younger self to dream big. Today, as ...

VIP book launch for Cookham-celebrated Ugandan conservationist

SOURCE: Maidenhead Advertiser Katherine Oakes, Lawrence Zikusoka, Claudia Hammond, Dr Gladys, Sarah Parfitt, Terry Wilson and Vicky Weddell Borough businesses ...

Walking With Gorillas – BBC Sounds Interview

SOURCE: BBC SOUNDS Cover of Kalema-Zikusoka’s book Walking with Gorillas. Photograph: Handout Listen here https://gorillaconservationcoffee.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/drGladys_BBCSounds.mp3 ...

Reformed poachers turn to coffee farming for livelihood

SOURCE: MONITOR Immaculate Tumwebaze, the Kataara Women’s Poverty Alleviation Group Chairperson in a coffee garden at the fringes of Queen ...
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Uganda’s first wildlife vet on breaking the mould – and why gorilla and human health are linked

SOURCE: The Guardian When Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka started out there were no black women in her field. She talks about creating ...