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And welcome to Stuff Whenever Told You, a production of IHeart Radio.

And welcome to another edition of activists around the world. And today we wanted to feature a veterinarian and conservationist Dr. Gladys Kalama Zixoka.

So Dr. Kalama Zizoka is a Ugandan veterinarian who has created quite a stir in the world of

guerrilla conservation by dedicating her life to not only saving the endangered mountain

gorillas of Africa, but also dedicating her life to helping humans and the gorillas to coexist

together, which we love.

She has talked about her own childhood and how she was impacted at an early age in animal preservation and care.

So from a recent, like last year, CNN article featuring her work and life, she talked

about her love of animals while growing up.

So they write, growing up in

political turmoil, Kalima Saksuka found solace with her many household pets. Her older siblings

often rescued stray cats and dogs who became her companions, and she decided at a very

young age that she wanted to be a veterinarian. It was her neighbor's pet monkey poncho that sparked her interest

in primates. The mischievous creature would sneak in through the window and pull the dog's tail,

steal food, and even plunk keys on piano. As a teenager, Kulama Sukzoka, joined her school's

Wildlife Club, and in some reports, it says she actually created this club, by the way, but going on.

And on a field trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park, she saw firsthand how little wildlife

remained, even in conservation areas.

I started thinking to myself, why can't I become a vet who brings back the wildlife of

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