Comments on: Sad Week in Rwanda http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/ A One Health Approach Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:20:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Annie http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 Annie Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:28:02 +0000 http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/#comment-1949 So sorry to hear about beautiful Shinda.......at least he had 31 years which is more than some........am so sorry to hear about the death of the twins..I with Megan at leas it was not as a result of human hands...you guys have a challenging job each and every day...hearing about great news than bad...thanks for all you do though ..the gorillas need you all! So sorry to hear about beautiful Shinda…….at least he had 31 years which is more than some……..am so sorry to hear about the death of the twins..I with Megan at leas it was not as a result of human hands…you guys have a challenging job each and every day…hearing about great news than bad…thanks for all you do though ..the gorillas need you all!

]]> By: Megan http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/comment-page-1/#comment-1948 Megan Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:22:08 +0000 http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/#comment-1948 Thank you so much for letting us know an update on the gorillas even though it is sad and painful, and it must have been terribly hard to write. We are all mourning along with you. Gorilla on gorilla violence is the worst. Especially when it involves the youngest and most innocent members of the group. But as was mentioned above, there is a tiny bit of comfort in knowing these deaths came naturally and not from human cruelty. Thank you again for all that you do! And wishing you all a wonderful holiday season! Best, Megan Thank you so much for letting us know an update on the gorillas even though it is sad and painful, and it must have been terribly hard to write. We are all mourning along with you. Gorilla on gorilla violence is the worst. Especially when it involves the youngest and most innocent members of the group. But as was mentioned above, there is a tiny bit of comfort in knowing these deaths came naturally and not from human cruelty.
Thank you again for all that you do! And wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!
Best,
Megan

]]> By: Theresa http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 Theresa Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:34:32 +0000 http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/#comment-1944 Sad news indeed! I was excited to hear about the twins and was so hoping they would survive. Quite a loss when the numbers when the numbers are so low. Poor Shinda had to be in pain with his stomach ulcerated. The deaths from violence among the gorillas is hard to take but that is part of their society. Especially since they were so young. I hope we have more babies among the Virunga gorillas to lift our spirits a bit after these deaths. 5 new babies so far but with the four deaths it seems we are barely staying ahead in overall numbers. Thanks Dr. Lucy for sharing the news even though it was sad. We appreciate all the MGVP crew does for these wonderful creatures. Hopefully the holiday season will bring brighter tidings from Rwanda. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season! Sad news indeed! I was excited to hear about the twins and was so hoping they would survive. Quite a loss when the numbers when the numbers are so low. Poor Shinda had to be in pain with his stomach ulcerated. The deaths from violence among the gorillas is hard to take but that is part of their society. Especially since they were so young. I hope we have more babies among the Virunga gorillas to lift our spirits a bit after these deaths. 5 new babies so far but with the four deaths it seems we are barely staying ahead in overall numbers. Thanks Dr. Lucy for sharing the news even though it was sad. We appreciate all the MGVP crew does for these wonderful creatures. Hopefully the holiday season will bring brighter tidings from Rwanda. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season!

]]> By: Lisa, California http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 Lisa, California Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:09:46 +0000 http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/#comment-1946 Hi Dr. Lucy, I'm with Sheryl and Christine, it's good to hear from you, but this is sad news for sure. Thank you for letting us know. It is a sad reality, but hard to take. Love the logo, too! Lisa Hi Dr. Lucy, I’m with Sheryl and Christine, it’s good to hear from you, but this is sad news for sure. Thank you for letting us know. It is a sad reality, but hard to take. Love the logo, too! Lisa

]]> By: Christine C. http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/comment-page-1/#comment-1947 Christine C. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:41:10 +0000 http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/#comment-1947 Hi Dr. Lucy -- It is so good to hear from you, even though the news is so sad...at least these deaths were caused by normal gorilla life and not because of humans. Thank you so much for sharing this with us, I know it must have been painul to write...hopefully there will be a lot of good news associated with the new babies though. And ditto to what Sheryl said...the new logo is terrific. Will you be making it back to the US for the holidays? Hi Dr. Lucy — It is so good to hear from you, even though the news is so sad…at least these deaths were caused by normal gorilla life and not because of humans. Thank you so much for sharing this with us, I know it must have been painul to write…hopefully there will be a lot of good news associated with the new babies though. And ditto to what Sheryl said…the new logo is terrific. Will you be making it back to the US for the holidays?

]]> By: sheryl, washington, dc http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 sheryl, washington, dc Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:43:11 +0000 http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/04/sad-week-in-rwanda/#comment-1945 Hi, Dr. Lucy. Nice to hear from you again, even though the news was very sad. Very sad. I accept that infanticide is part of the natural lives of many species, but I still think it sucks - particularly in endangered species. Very sad to learn of Shinda's death, too. It feels especially sad after reading all about Pablo and his disappearance/death in the latest DFGFI newsletter. I'm interested to learn the results of all those tests whenever you get the news. On a lighter note, the new logo is quite awesome. I hope you and the rest of the crew at MGVP have a peaceful holiday season. s. Hi, Dr. Lucy. Nice to hear from you again, even though the news was very sad. Very sad. I accept that infanticide is part of the natural lives of many species, but I still think it sucks – particularly in endangered species.

Very sad to learn of Shinda’s death, too. It feels especially sad after reading all about Pablo and his disappearance/death in the latest DFGFI newsletter. I’m interested to learn the results of all those tests whenever you get the news.

On a lighter note, the new logo is quite awesome. I hope you and the rest of the crew at MGVP have a peaceful holiday season.

s.

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