Memoir of a Wild Life

A species of ape that was predicted to go extinct before the turn of the century now numbers over 1,000 in the wild. Mountain gorillas have made a comeback, welcoming 15 new babies in 2022 alone, and that’s in no small part due to decades of determination and creative and compassionate problem solving by Ashoka Fellow Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH). 

After nearly three decades of working as a wildlife veterinarian in Uganda, Dr. Gladys has recounted her early life and accolade-laden career in a memoir released March 14, 2023.

Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet maps her changemaker journey through moving recollections of dear animal friends, stories about being the only woman in graduate courses and on gorilla tracking expeditions, and heartwarming accounts of the heroes and mentors who inspired and helped her along her way.

Dive into Dr. Gladys' work by reading an excerpt of the memoir, made available by the organization Population Connection and 3 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. "So much work had been done to establish Conservation Through Public Health, but I knew it was only just the beginning of the journey to build a model that could change the world."