Gorongosa News, Updates and Insights
Gorongosa Park adds tour guides for 2023 tourism season.
Five Gorongosa tour guides received intensive training and certification in late 2022 and include (from left) Paulo Chassara, Naida Conjane, José Montinho, Eminência Mbalate and Clemente Banda. Story/photos by Janado Nazare Cher Four new safari guides received...
First group of children graduate from pre-school.
More than 100 children who enrolled in a new pre-school program launched in May graduated in late November and are ready for elementary school. The pre-school graduation ceremony is the first in the history of the Vinho community. For the parents and guardians who...
An example to be followed by many.
Tiago Zeca holding a rescued pangolin. Story and photo by Janado Nazare Cher Nature is grateful for Tiago Zeca, a 24-year-old young man, who lives in the community of Canda and in the town of Balamanza. On a beautiful day, around 7 pm, Tiago was pushing a motorbike...
Resilient Infrastructure
On December 1st, Gorongosa National Park and its partners gathered in Beira to discuss ideas on reducing the negative effects of climate change through the construction of resilient infrastructures in the education and health sectors throughout the Buffer Zone....
CBS’ 60 Minutes returns to Gorongosa Park
Top photo: CBS correspondent Scott Pelley (center, first row) joins a local Girls Club for a safari drive. Sunday December 4 at 7 pm (EST); 6 p.m. (MST) CBS News “60 Minutes” will broadcast a segment about Gorongosa National Park.Correspondent Scott Pelley first...
End Violence against Women
As part of the celebration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on the 25th of November, the launch of the campaign "16 Days of Activism for the Eradication of Violence against Women" took place. 133 people (including 21 men) gathered...
The Launch of the Sustainable Livelihood Development Program for Communities in the Gorongosa National Park Sustainable Development Zone (SLDP Gorongosa)
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Mozambique, in partnership with the Gorongosa Restoration Project (GRP), officially launched, on the 23rd of November, the Program for the Development of Sustainable Livelihoods for Communities in the Sustainable...
Images taken by Gorongosa coffee growers reflect ideas for improvements, increasing yield.
The women and men who raise and produce coffee on Mount Gorongosa shared photos of what they see as their biggest hurdles and best practices during a photography exhibit in early November. The images they took captured the benefits of growing coffee and conserving...
Spotted hyenas thrive in their new environment.
The spotted hyenas released in Gorongosa National Park in late August have found their happy place in this great landscape they now call home. According to reports from our wildlife conservation team, the initial clan is thriving and keeping the Gorongosa...
2022 Aerial count reaches record number of wildlife.
Top photo - Miguel Lajas More than 102,000 animals were counted - the most ever - by the Gorongosa National Park Science Department during its 2022 aerial wildlife count. The team surveyed a core 60% of the Park in late October over a period of 12 days....