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Bwindi gorilla killers spark anger

Conservationists have called for tough measures against poachers suspected to have killed a black back male gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park recently.
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Malignant malaria found in apes

The parasite which causes malignant malaria in humans has been identified in gorillas for the first time.
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Sustainable Environments and Livelihoods

The problems I see as ripe for cross-disciplinary research are those where multidisciplinary approaches have potential to promote sustainable development alongside sustainable environments in developing countries, because even in the developed world, conservation and development are seen as competing forces, yet have even greater potential in the developed world.
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Q & A with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Conservation Through Public Health, an international grassroots NGO, to promote conservation with public health by improving primary health services for people and animals around protected areas throughout Uganda.
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Saving gorillas by bringing healthcare to local people in Uganda

How can bringing healthcare to local villagers in Uganda help save the Critically Endangered mountain gorilla? The answer lies in our genetics, says Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, wildlife veterinarian and director of Conservation through Public Health (CTPH).
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LAIR OF THE SILVERBACKS

It's a lush green tropical forest in southwest Uganda, home to about half of the world's estimated 700 mountain gorillas. But what makes Bwindi so special is not only these critically endangered, magnificent, and charismatic cousins with whom humans have in common 98.4 percent of their genetic material, but also the special charm and hospitality of the people who share this fragile World Heritage site with the planet's gentle giants – and whose livelihood is increasingly dependent on gorilla ecotourism.
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She has dedicated her life to making human beings co-exist with animals

You donâ€™t need to have fully read Dr Gladys Kalemaâ€™s profile to comprehend her love for wildlife. The gorilla sculptures at the reception of her office, speak volumes. It is not by accident that today, she is one of the most popular conservationists of our time. Back in the day, when she joined Kibuli Secondary School, she helped revive the Wild Life Club which had gone quiet. She confesses to have been a passionate lover of cats when she was a child.
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CTPH FOUNDER AND CEO WINS THE WHITLEY GOLD AWARD

On 13th May 2009, Conservation Through Public Health Founder and CEO, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka won the Whitley Gold Award for grassroots nature conservation also known as the "Green Oscars", presented by HRH, Princess Anne, at a ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in London. The Whitley Awards worth £30,000 were presented to five other outstanding conservation leaders from Bulgaria, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN DIRE STRAITS, DNA REVEALS

Mountain gorillas are in more trouble than we thought. Fewer of them are living in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) than previous estimates suggest. This is one of only two places worldwide where the gorillas survive in the wild.
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LETTERS TO THE NEW U.S. PRESIDENT

Jan 6, 2009
As we become increasingly aware of the great threat of climate change to life on Earth, we must not forget the other immediate threats of poverty, disease, and population growth. These threats are interrelated and need to be addressed simultaneously. An approach that is working here in Africa is to integrate programs for population, health, and the environment.
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