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Maputo Special Reserve
Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Rewilding
Statement on the loss of a cheetah in Maputo Special Reserve
11 Nov 2021
Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique, recently suffered the sad loss of one of the cheetahs reintroduced in October 2021, after the cheetah broke through the fence of the reserve and got caught in a snare some 4.3 km outside the boundary. Snares such as this one are common in areas where communities catch antelope to subsidise their protein requirements. The cheetah had been roaming the reserve widely as part of the normal ranging activities these big...
READ MORELubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Rewilding, TFCAs, Veterinary Health
Successful cheetah translocation a victory for conservation
28 Oct 2021
The milestone reintroduction of four cheetahs into Maputo Special Reserve has reached a triumphant conclusion, as the majestic cats bounded their way into their 104 200 hectare new home on 22 October. This...
Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Rewilding, TFCAs
After 60 years, cheetahs return to Mozambique’s Maputo Special Reserve
12 Oct 2021
Cheetahs will soon grace the wildlife-rich plains of Maputo Special Reserve in southern Mozambique for the first time since the 1960s.
iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, TFCAs
New boat supports enhanced marine protection
14 Sep 2021
The anti-poaching team in Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve (PPMR) recently launched a new twin-engined boat, provided by The World Bank funded MozBio programme, which will further enhance law enforcement activities in...
Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique Community Development, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, SA College for Tourism, TFCAs, Uncategorised
From unemployed to successful seamstress
09 Aug 2021
In recognition of Women’s Day, Peace Parks Foundation celebrates the achievements of a young, talented seamstress in a community adjacent to the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve in Mozambique, who has taken...
Great Limpopo TFCA, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Rewilding, Zinave National Park
Mozambique’s first in-country elephant translocation
17 May 2021
Three elephant herds were successfully translocated from the Maputo River landscape just outside the boundary of Maputo Special Reserve to Zinave National Park in Mozambique. This was the first translocation between national parks...
Community Development, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Yielding success with conservation agriculture
01 Dec 2020
Onion farmers from the Tchia community adjacent to Maputo Special Reserve (MSR) in Mozambique, harvested 7 000kg of produce using conservation agriculture techniques.
