Dear Friend of Gilé National Park…
Dear Friend of Gilé National Park, Following a brief slowdown in activities due to the national post-election period, we are pleased to announce the full resumption of our community programs. Throughout this time, the park’s maintenance and Infrastructure Services, along with our dedicated rangers, have remained active in the field. Their tireless efforts have continued […]
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Buffalo updates: The rainy season causes some changes in the movement behavior of buffaloes. A group, which settled after the move along the Lice river, moved further east towards the interior of the Park. Another group composed of 2 collared specimens crossed the Buffer Zone to settle along another river, the Moniga river, which delimits […]
A new funding agreement with Biofund is expected soon!
On 22 and 23 April, the project coordinator, the warden and the community development officer of Gilé National Park attended the meeting of the national Biofund Monitoring Board on Promove Biodiversidade. It was an opportunity to take stock of the first results of this EU programme, which includes GNAP together with two other natural areas […]
Of buffalo and men, the story of a translocation in Mozambique
Watch the documentary here:https://youtu.be/IfXyIF9VO-c?si=8zeRmOu-ssrqFDbU In this immersive video report, go behind the scenes of a large-scale operation that mobilised 50 professionals – rangers, vets, drivers – a helicopter and numerous lorries, with the aim of: boost the current population of this emblematic species ; contribute to the rehabilitation of a large protected area in the […]
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Information on buffaloes: During the last period “the average distance traveled every day by animals equipped with GPS collars has significantly decreased. These observations could indicate that they have settled in areas of tranquility where they can find water and food,” explains Dr. Cecile Sérié-Mérel from Fondation François Sommer who is monitoring the animals. In […]
Information on buffaloes
Following the translocation of 200 buffaloes between August and September 2024 from Reserva Nacional de Marromeu to Parque Nacional Do Gilé , 10% of the adult individuals reintroduced were equipped with GPS collars. 20 buffaloes (17 females and 3 males) are monitored in order to observe their movements, improve the delicate coexistence with local communities, […]
Biologist developed a system of cataloging the butterfly species in GNAP
As part of the #PLCM program – Programa de Liderança para Conservação de Moçambique- (promoted by Biofund) the Master’s intern in Conservation Biology Elsa Cândido Caetano. Here’s her words: “I have a great passion for butterflies but, before starting the internship, I had never been able to photograph them in the field, only in the […]
“Of buffaloes and men, a tale of a translocation”
Read the article that the Fondation François Sommer dedicated to the buffalo translocation: https://fondationfrancoissommer.org/lune-des-plus-importantes-translocations-realisees-au-mozambique-pour-renforcer-la-population-de-buffles/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFaGTFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQWPfg5VBxvHRze9KF23qFMUIjsipFiKgtVrIo0DoIdUEivpimSnIeRKmg_aem_WeoyQqoBepl-7aBlMMGDQg
1st translocation of 46 buffaloes completed
On 15 August, a first capture of 48 buffaloes was conducted by the Endeavour Wildlife Management Service’s team. The assembly of the capture boma required teamwork from the early hours of the morning throughout the day. The reconnaissance operation by helicopter from the nearest herd began in the early afternoon hours to allow the first […]
Traditional ceremony held in the community of Malinga Panse
The 12th of August a traditional ceremony was held in the community of Malinga Panse celebrated by the régulo (a traditional figure who is granted spiritual and political power), which was attended by the town chief, T. Prin from Fondation François Sommer-IGF, a representative of Biofund / União Europeia em Moçambique, a #mozwilifealliancemozambique vet, the […]