EXPLORERS CLUB UGANDA

17/11/2020

Do not miss this interesting discussion live on IUCN Species Survival Commission page.

Year after year many species move towards greater extinction risk. We believe that it is time to stop this decline. It is time to reverse the trends shown by the Red List.

Tune in the second Live Webinar and join in an inspiring conversation with:
• John Robinson. IUCN Presidential Candidate; Senior Vice-President and Director of the International Conservation programs of Wildlife Conservation Society
• Brighton Mukupa-Kaoma. Intern for the Earth Institute’s Initiative on Communication and Sustainability.
• Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka. Founder of Conservation Through Public Health and Whitley Fund for Nature Winner.
• Sally Box. Threatened Species Commissioner, Australia.
• Amy Fraenkel. Executive Secretary, Convention on Migratory Species

LIVE on IUCN Species Survival Commission page at 9 AM EST (UTC-5) this November, 17. FREE WEBINAR!


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20/10/2020

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24/09/2020

29/06/2020

📣 Our first is tomorrow, on 30th June!

Join WFN and Whitley Gold Award winner, Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, LIVE from Uganda at 6pm BST on Instagram, as well as on Facebook and Twitter throughout the day.

Gladys will be telling us about the incredible work she does to protect Uganda's mountain gorillas with her NGO, Conservation Through Public Health.


CTPH Gorilla Conservation Camp
Gorilla Conservation Coffee

22/05/2020

17/05/2020

14/05/2020

Join Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and a group of award-winning journalists and conservation experts from East Africa for the InfoNile live webinar today, Thursday, May 14th starting at 4:00 pm East African Time.

Learn about,
• The links between deforestation, wildlife trafficking, and the rise of zoonotic diseases such as Covid-19
• What society can do to prevent future pandemics
• Media's role and influence in preventing future pandemics

Register here https://bit.ly/2WkQR9D to receive a link to the free Webinar!

10/05/2020

Two new baby gorillas born in Bwindi ImpenetrableNational Park 🦍🦍 Uganda Wildlife Authority 👏

22/04/2020

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Online expert panelists weigh in on how zoonotic diseases, specifically the current outbreak of COVID-19 are related to ape conservation.

15/03/2020

Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has this to say on via Forbes http://bit.ly/2QhIJTZ

By Forbes Conservationist, veterinarian, epidemiologist, and health worker in the villages near wild habitat, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is an advocate for the well-being of both people and animals. She is teaching Ugandans how to achieve wildlife conservation through public health and prevent disea...

04/12/2019

WANT TO HELP SAVE THE WORLD'S REMAINING MOUNTAIN GORILLAS?

Drink Gorilla Conservation Coffee that donates $1.50 to Conservation Through Public Health's work with gorillas and the community around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Our single origin, 100% Arabica coffee from Uganda scored 92 points in Coffee Review 2018.

13/11/2019

Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is one of three up for the Tusk Conservation Award!

It was not until a moving encounter with Kacupira, a mountain gorilla in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest she knew she wanted to work with gorillas for the rest of her life. She remembers marvelling at how similar they were to humans.

With half of the world’s mountain gorillas living in the Bwindi Forest, it began to dawn on Gladys how precious yet threatened this particular population was. At the time, there were 650 gorillas living in a small and closed-in habitat surrounded by community settlement. Given that human beings and gorillas share 98% of genetic material, disease transmission between gorillas and humans was inevitable.

While easily curable in humans, human diseases can be lethal to gorillas who aren’t too easy to treat. Gladys, in 2003, set up Conservation Through Public Health- pioneering a new approach that would improve health and livelihoods for people living around Bwindi, while working with the Uganda Wildlife Authority to continuously monitor gorilla health. https://tuskawards.com/gladys-kalema-zikusoka-2019



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02/08/2019

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25/07/2019

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23/07/2019

A taste of Uganda in OKC

29/05/2019

“The driving force behind me and my work is passion for gorillas and wildlife conservation, development of my country, and achieving a planet in balance.”

Meet a and finalist- Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka!

In 1981, the mountain gorilla population had dwindled to all-time low of 242 individuals; last year’s census revealed 1,000 and Gladys’ work has undoubtedly played a role in that revival.

At the age of 25, Gladys was employed to set up the veterinary department as the first Veterinary Officer for Uganda National Parks which later became the Uganda Wildlife Authority. She soon pioneered the first wildlife translocation to restock the national park following years of poaching during the country’s civil war.

In 1996, investigations led Gladys to conclude that dirty clothing used for scarecrows in fields raided by gorillas was responsible for an outbreak of scabies. Seven years later, she set up NGO Conservation Through Public Health.

“I realised we cannot protect gorillas without improving the health of people who share their fragile habitat,” she says.

As founder, and now CEO of the non-profit Uganda based Conservation Through Public Health, Gladys has established innovative programmes to protect mountain gorillas and other wildlife from human and livestock disease.

In 2015 Gladys’s launch of Gorilla Conservation Coffee improved the livelihoods of communities by negotiating international market prices for their Arabica crops and generating valuable alternative income.



Image: Sarah Marshall.

31/12/2018

We are pleased that Explorers Club Africa Chairperson, Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is number 2 on Watch Dogs’ 2018 Top 20 Tourism influencers and trailblazers in Uganda.

As we wind up 2018, tourism stakeholders, media and general public randomly ranked their influencers and trailblazers in the sector. 20:

15/10/2018

Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, a wildlife veterinary doctor, has made headlines by becoming the first Ugandan to win the prestigious Sierra Club’s EarthCare award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made a unique contribution to international environmental protection and conservat...

02/10/2018

Washington, D.C. – A rock climber who has built a billion-dollar company, a photographer known for his iconic images of bears in Yellowstone National Park, and two red-state mayors who have been leaders in moving their towns toward renewable energy were among those receiving national awards from t...

20/09/2018

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27/11/2017

Meet the lodge sitted atop the same hill from which John Speke declared Jinja as the Source of the Nile

By Solomon OlenyIt started and ended on a delightful note. I am talking about yesterday, Day 4 of my month long search for the 10 most sensational safari lodges along river(full list coming up in January edition of this blog). I visited a lodge I am already starting to miss for its exquisite cottage...

14/11/2017

By Solomon Oleny

13/02/2017

Vote Conservation Through Public Health Today

12/02/2017

30/01/2017

28/12/2016

In 2006 off the coast of Fakarava, French Polynesia, at a depth of 1100 meters, Club Fellow Gary Montemayor had the privilege to see and film the elusive ghost shark. It was the first time this shark has been filmed and another first for The Explorers Club. However, this was not the first time Montemayor has been involved with a discovery. He was the lead submersible pilot and deep sea guide in BBC Earth's Blue Planet in Grand Cayman when the crew encountered an eight-meter Six Gill shark that was featured in the Emmy Award winning documentary. According to a scientist at Saint Andrews University, this was a new species, and the largest carnivorous shark ever filmed (2001), as well as another first for TEC.

"Although my submersible career is over, I feel extremely fortunate to have experienced these monumental events with living fossils, and contributed it to being in the right place at the right time with the right people. I am happy to share these events with my fellow explorers whose opinion and discussions I value above all others." -Gary Montemayor

23/10/2016

"Trek Through the Heart of Africa"

Great inclusion of the Baker trail in Popular Mechanics by Kraig Becker.

Walk in the footsteps of history, why not hike the Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker Historical Trail?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/g2806/5-trips-that-follow-the-footsteps-of-history/

From the plains of Africa to the seas of the Arctic, here are some historical routes that you can follow today.

08/07/2016

World Population Day Webinar

19/06/2016

Leading vets in Uganda and Sri Lanka talk about their love for the profession