Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONSERVE WILD EASTERN GORILLAS THROUGH LIFE-SAVING VETERINARY CARE AND SCIENCE USING A ONE HEALTH APPROACH.
MOUNTAIN AND GAUER'S GORILLA VETERINARY CARE - MGVP, INC STAFF IS COMPRISED OF NINE VETERINARIANS AND SEVERAL TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF. OUR VETERINARIANS PERFORM ROUTINE HEALTH CHECKS, VETERINARY MONITORING VISITS AND CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS TO TREAT ILL AND INJURED HUMAN-HABITUATED MOUNTAIN AND GRAUER'S GORILLAS LIVING IN RWANDA, UGANDA AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. MGVP, INC. ALSO ASSISTS WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES WITH PROVISION OF EMERGENCY CARE TO INFANT GORILLAS AND OTHER PRIMATES CONFISCATED FROM POACHERS, AND MANAGES THE HEALTH OF ORPHANED MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN CAPTIVITY AT VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK. THE ORGANIZATIION MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ON GORILLA HEALTH, AND CONDUCTS WILDLIFE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH ON EASTERN GORILLAS ABD SYMPATIC WILDLIFE
EMERGING WILDLIFE ZOONOTIC PATHOGEN SURVEILLANCE - MGVP IS A SUBRECIPIENT ON A USAID GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMERGING PANDEMIC THREATS (PREDICT) PROJECT, THE OBJECTIVES OF PREDICT ARE TO DETECT AND DESCRIBE VIRUSES IN WILDLIFE, PRIMARILY PRIMATES, BATS AND RODENTS, THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INFECT PEOPLE, AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ECOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL DRIVERS OF SPILLOVER OF VIRUSES FROM WILDLIFE TO PEOPLE. MGVP, INC. IMPLEMENTS PREDICT IN RWANDA, UGANDA AND EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. OUR VETERINIANS CAPTURE LIVE WILDLIFE TO OBTAIN SAMPLES AND WORK WITH LABORATORY PARTNERS TO SCREEN SAMPLES FOR VIRUSES. MGVP, INC. IS ALSO A RECIPIENT OF US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FUNDING TO STUDY PARASITES CAUSING GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN RWANDA, AND A US EMBASSY RWANDA GRANT TO IMPROVE HYGIENE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRACTICES AROUND VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, RWANDA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Robert Hillensenroth | SEC/TREAS | 2 | $0 |
| Kathleen Gabrielson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Verna Kilic | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 |
| Jonna Mazet | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Kilbourn | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Annie Graham | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Huseman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Karuletwa | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Riger | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ged Caddick | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Halaiko | President | 2 | $0 |
| Deborah Dunham | Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda Goodman-Kemp | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Powell | Director | 1 | $0 |
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