Open Museum BlogProject Profile: Mountain Gorilla Skeletal Recovery Project, Rwanda
Kigali Museum of Natural History (KMNH)
Kigali City, Rwanda
March 2008
O V E R V I E W
Regular monitoring of Rwandan mountain gorillas has been conducted almost continuously since Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in 1967. Given the availability of long-term behavioral and veterinary records, continued research on the remains of deceased individuals from this population has the potential to contribute unique insight into the biology of these critically endangered great apes.
The Mountain Gorilla Skeletal Recovery Project is a proposed joint venture between Rwandan governmental organizations, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, and researchers from George Washington University and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
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G O A L S
- Hone the mission of the KNMH and develop strategic plan for its realization;
- Clarify the nature of the KNMH participation in the gorilla skeleton recovery project;
- Plan the project itself; and
- Secure support from appropriate government agencies for the project's approval and funding.
A C T I V I T I E S
Heritance organized and facilitated workshops in March 2008 to coordinate the institutional partners of the Mountain Gorilla Skeletal Recovery Project and to assist the Kigali Museum of Natural History (KMNH) with the development of a strategic plan.
O U T C O M E S
Heritance made a contribution by:
- Coordinated workshop with members of the Mountain Gorilla Skeletal Recovery Project to establish project plan, schedule, assign action items, and secure institutional endorsements.
- Facilitated workshop to craft a Strategic Plan for the Kigali Museum of Natural History including plan to provide training and build local capacity for the curation, long-term preservation and management of the scientific collection of Mountain Gorilla skeletal remains.
- Secured endorsement of the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda for the KMNH Strategic plan and participation in the Mountain Gorilla Skeletal recovery project.
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