On 17 April Mozambique and South Africa signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of biodiversity, conservation and management. R24.9 million from the Dutch and Swedish postcode lotteries’ grant, secured by Peace Parks Foundation,...
Helping Injured And Orphaned Rhino Survived Their Poaching Ordeal
The Rhino Protection Programme (RPP) partners have allocated a combined R3.8 million ($311 000) in funding to bolster the efforts of the wildlife veterinary teams from both Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (Ezemvelo) and Kruger National Park (KNP). Th...
Limpopo National Park: Increased Anti-Poaching Successes
Limpopo National Park’s protection unit delivered improved successes during 2013, with the arrest of 43 poachers (up from 14 in 2012) and the confiscation of 21 rifles (up from 15 in 2012). Following on the protection turnaround strate...
President Chissano Visits Limpopo National Park
Massingir, 22 Jan 2014 – Former Mozambican president and Peace Parks Foundation board member, Mr Joaquim Chissano, visited Limpopo National Park (LNP) on a fact-finding mission, primarily intended to obtain a better understanding of the p...
Limpopo National Park Special Anti-Poaching Unit Deployed
On 9 December 2013 the passing out parade for Limpopo National Park’s special anti-poaching unit of 30 expressly trained field rangers was held at the park’s Aguia Pesqueira (Fish Eagle) camp. The 12-week training was undertaken at t...