Book Club discussion with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Name: Book Club discussion with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Start: 2024-10-01T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-01T20:00:00-04:00
Location: The Bookstore Plus

Schedule

Tue Oct 01 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Bookstore Plus | Lake Placid, NY

On the first Tuesday of every month, we host a unique book club experience where readers have the opportunity to discuss the book club pick with the author!
On Tuesday, October 2, 2024, at 7:00 pm we will talk with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, via Zoom, to discuss "Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet".
Join us in the children's section of the store OR email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
ABOUT THE BOOK| 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.