Walking with gorillas The journey of an African wildlife vet
Book - 2023
In her enchanting memoir, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian, tells the remarkable story from her animal-loving childhood to her career protecting endangered mountain gorillas and other wild animals. She is also the defender of people as a groundbreaking promoter of human public health and an advocate for revolutionary integrated approaches to saving our planet. In an increasingly interconnected world, animal and human health alike depend on sustainable solutions and Dr. Gladys has developed an innovative approach to conservation among the endangered Mountain Gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and their human neighbors.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Autobiographies
- Published
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New York :
Arcade Publishing
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- xix, 316 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-308) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781950994267
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I. Becoming a Conservationist
- Chapter 1. Early Years
- Chapter 2. The Birth of a Conservationist
- Chapter 3. The World of Veterinary Medicine
- Chapter 4. First Contact
- Part II. Becoming a Wildlife Veterinarian
- Chapter 5. A Dream Is Born-Creating a Job for Myself
- Chapter 6. The Wandering Gorilla
- Chapter 7. Saving Elephants That Lost Their Way
- Chapter 8. Restocking Giraffes to Prevent Extinction
- Chapter 9. A Fatal Skin Disease in the Mountain Gorillas
- Chapter 10. Controversial Surgery on a Mountain Gorilla
- Chapter 11. The Bwindi Massacre
- Chapter 12. The Beginnings of One Health
- Part III. One Health
- Chapter 13. One Health Research and Marriage
- Chapter 14. Conservation Through Public Health
- Chapter 15. Improving Community Health Where Gorillas Range
- Chapter 16. Early Warning Systems
- Chapter 17. Launching Telecentres and Hosting Royalty
- Chapter 18. Embracing Family Planning
- Chapter 19. Farewell to Mubare's Legendary Silverback
- Chapter 20. Taking Our Message to the Children
- Chapter 21. Celebrating Ten Years of Success
- Chapter 22. Expanding Our Brief beyond Bwindi
- Chapter 23. From Practitioner to Policy Maker
- Part IV. Sustaining Conservation
- Chapter 24. Is Tourism a Necessary Evil?
- Chapter 25. Saving Gorillas One Sip at a Time
- Chapter 26. The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Chapter 27. The COVID-19 Nightmare Continues into 2021
- Chapter 28. One World, One Health: Preventing Anthrax and Ebola and Planning a Sustainable Future
- Chapter 29. Women in Conservation
- Epilogue: Shaping the Future
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- Index