Summary: There are more than 218 gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, in 17 groups with individual names. These gorillas, like humans, are subject to diseases and illness such as TB, Diarrhoea, measles, typhoid, and are also prone to other bodily injuries. Elizabeth Nyirakaragire is an employee in the Rwanda Development Board, under the department of Tourism and Conservation. It is her job to care for the gorillas of the Volcanoes National Park, a job she has been in since 1987. Park Warden officials say her role is commendable, as she works with a team of trackers whom she teaches how gorillas are treated and protected. She has on several occasions saved the gorillas' lives.
Analysis: I think it's amazing that this woman has such a dedication to wildlife and the gorillas' health. She's been at the job now for 26 years and is still working hard for their lives. I hope that she can find some sort of apprentice to really help her, and then take up her job. It seems as though she has trackers to help her but no one really stepping up to say they will do what she has done after she is gone.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201401200781.html?page=2
This is a great story! its always great to hear when people go above and beyond thier requirements
ReplyDeletewoah.. 27 years at the same job. Hopefully she will find someone as passionate for the gorillas as she is to take her job when she will have to eventually leave.
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