Wildlife veterinarians work with African partners to protect gorillas
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
Only about 900 mountain gorillas—the animals protected by Dian Fossey of Gorillas in the Mist fame—remain in the wild. But the few will probably "be just fine," largely because veterinary care is now a mainstay in their peaceable kingdom, says Chris Whittier, V97, who has treated gorillas in six national parks in Africa.