We had an opportunity to visit Queen Elizabeth National Park, which was one of the first parks to be created in the 1950s. I would say that I first started dreaming about it while setting up the wildlife clubs in my high school in Uganda. When did you first dream of becoming a wildlife veterinarian? Kalema-Zikusoka spoke with Quarks & Quirks' host Bob McDonald about her new book Walking With Gorillas, The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet. Here's part of their conversation.
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But early on she also realized that to help the animals and keep them free from disease and poaching, she needed to also help their human neighbours, launching successful initiatives to improve the health and well-being of the people living around the park.ĭr. Her working home is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to roughly half of the world's mountain gorillas. Kalema-Zikusoka overcame many obstacles to become her country's first wildlife veterinarian, and she has proved to those who doubted that a Black woman could become a leading figure in conservation. That positive step was due, in no small part, to Ugandan veterinarian Dr. In 2018, as their population topped 1,000, they were removed from the critically endangered list and their status upgraded to just endangered. But it's a story with some recent - if qualified - good news. The plight of mountain gorillas is well documented. Quirks and Quarks 18:11 A Ugandan vet’s amazing story of her work to save mountain gorillas
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