Dr Kalema: The vet bringing back gorillas in droves
Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, has cut out a career for herself in wildlife conservation.
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Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, has cut out a career for herself in wildlife conservation.
In an interview, Gladys states: “Big families means many mouths to feed, increasing land wrangles and forest fragmentation.”
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka describes her work in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, home to nearly half the world's surviving mountain gorillas, in her new book 'Walking With Gorillas.'
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka describes her work in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, home to nearly half the world's surviving mountain gorillas, in her new book 'Walking With Gorillas.'
When Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka started out there were no black women in her field. She talks about creating roles for African leaders in wildlife and how protecting people is core to protecting the animals they live near