Gorongosa News, Updates and Insights
Gorongosa: A Journey of Transformation & Tourism
October 2, 2024 Gorongosa National Park is proud to announce the release of its latest short film, Gorongosa: A Journey of Transformation & Tourism, featuring the park’s youngest qualified female guide, Dadiva David Salomao. This captivating film showcases...
“Progressus” will report on Gorongosa Project.
by Larissa Sousa The Gorongosa Restoration Project is collaborating with the Profundus newspaper team in the development and dissemination of a quarterly newsletter called Progressus (from the word progress) where we highlight the activities implemented by the...
Celebrating ‘A Nossa Gorongosa’ and the farmers who make it possible.
When someone drinks a cup of Gorongosa coffee, they are not just drinking coffee—they’re supporting a community. One hundred percent of the profits from the cultivation and processing of Gorongosa Coffee goes directly back to local communities and helps support...
From Chitengo to the World: Gorongosa Veterinarian Mercia Angela attends Global Health Congress.
The connection between the future of Gorongosa National Park and the health and well-being of the people and communities living nearby is at the heart of the Park’s human, wildlife and sustainable development programs. Gorongosa Veterinarian Mércia...
World Cleanup Day 2024 – Joining forces for a clean and healthy future.
Text/photos - Samo Jossefa Samo Under the theme "Give Space to Life," Gorongosa National Park, in partnership with local schools and communities, hosted special clean-up events on September 20th and 21st to highlight the importance of cleaning and preserving the...
Gorongosa scientists, research fellows receive grants, scholarships to study human origin, primates and prey.
Wildlife projects may reveal clues about human evolution. Gorongosa National Park, already a hotspot for evolutionary anthropology, is about to go on a wild ride with a series of new studies. Catarina Santos Coelho will study how primates and hoofed animals...
The Vultures of Gorongosa National Park.
Top photo: Munir Virani. The feeding frenzy at a carcass - White-backed Vultures & a Marabou Stork in Gorongosa National Park. by Rebecca Bishop Twelve minutes. This is the time it takes for a group of vultures 30 strong to consume the carcass of a medium-sized...
Uncovering the Ancient Past: Gorongosa Paleo Primate Team continues to dig for clues.
Top photo – The Gorongosa Paleo-Primate Project Team on a dig with students from the Gorongosa Interdisciplinary Field School in Human Evolution. The Gorongosa’s Paleo-Primate Team continues to be at the forefront of uncovering the Earth’s deep past, training...
Meet our 2024 Science Department interns.
This year's Science Department interns are doing more than gaining hands-on experience in cutting-edge environmental research—they’re inspiring the next generation of scientists in their own communities. These bright, passionate graduates from secondary schools in the...
Gorongosa Park’s Hercília Chipanga receives KfW Stiftung’s “hidden hero” award for global nature and species conservation.
“We honour people with role model character!” – KfW Stiftung Executive Board member Dr. Michael Helbig Senior Community Relations Manager Hercília Chipanga will receive a EUR 25,000 Bernhard Grzimek Prize award from KfW Stiftung for her commitment to species and...