An Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans
De Waal.
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.
Walking with Gorillas takes the reader on an incredible personal
journey with Dr. Gladys, from her early days as a student in Uganda,
enduring the assassination of her father during a military coup, to her
veterinarian education in England to establishing the first veterinary
department for the Ugandan government to founding one of the first
organizations in the world that enables people to coexist with wildlife
through improving the health and wellbeing of both. Her award-winning
approach reduced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critically
endangered mountain gorillas.
In the face of discrimination and a male dominated world, one woman's
passion and determination to build a brighter future for the local
wildlife and human community offers inspiration and insights into what
is truly possible for our planet when we come together.
