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Rhino Protection Programme, Zinave National Park
Black rhino founder population returns to Mozambique
18 June 2025
This week, 10 additional critically endangered black rhinos were successfully translocated from South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique to secure the first founder population of black rhinos since becoming locally extinct five decades ago. The rhinos, five male and five female, were kindly donated by South Africa’s provincial conservation entity, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, […]
READ MOREConservation, Great Limpopo TFCA, Mozambique, Partnerships, Wildlife Crime, Zinave National Park
The story of a lion rescue in Zinave National Park
28 Nov 2024
Rangers in Mozambique’s Zinave National Park were excited by signs of a new lion in the sanctuary. Their first sighting, however, of an extremely skinny young male, galvanised them into action. The lion...
Banhine National Park, Biodiversity, Community, Conservation, Field Rangers, Great Limpopo TFCA, K9 Unit, Limpopo National Park, Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique, Nyika National Park, Partnerships, Southern African Wildlife College, Transboundary Landscapes, Wildlife Crime, Zinave National Park
Peace Parks Foundation’s support to rangers, for people and nature
31 Jul 2024
Peace Parks Foundation thanks the rangers protecting communities and nature, using their skills to conserve biodiversity and build a peaceful relationship between humans and wildlife.
Biodiversity, Conservation, Field Rangers, Mozambique, Partnerships, Rewilding, Technology and Innovation, TFCAs, Wildlife Crime, Zinave National Park
Sensor Sensation: Colette Leads the Way for Women in Conservation Technology
11 Feb 2024
Colette Terblanche, Project Manager for Peace Parks Foundation’s Combatting Wildlife Crime team, is an anti-poaching powerhouse. For more than five years, she has been committed to the daunting, and mounting, challenges of rhino...
Biodiversity, Community, Conservation, General, Mozambique, Mozambique Community Development, Partnerships, Rhino Protection Programme, Wildlife Crime
Unleashing the Wild: Colette’s Ultra AFRICA Race
01 Dec 2023
‘Running for your life’ has a different meaning for Colette Terblanche, Peace Parks’ Combatting Wildlife Crime Project Manager and freshly victorious Ultra AFRICA Race participant. She recently completed this immense 220 km feat through...
Biodiversity, Conservation, Field Rangers, Kavango Zambezi TFCA, Partnerships, Wildlife Crime
Ranger Revolution: Specialised Training Takes on Wildlife Crime
07 Nov 2023
A revolution in ranger training is poised to take effect in southern Africa. It is aimed at closing the gap between transnational organised crime and rangers on the frontlines of conservation – on...
Biodiversity, Conservation, Field Rangers, K9 Unit, Malawi Zambia TFCA, Nyika National Park, Technology and Innovation, TFCAs, Wildlife Crime
Elevating Nyika: Flying High for Forests and Wildlife
25 Oct 2023
Teams in Nyika National Park are trialling a helicopter in the hope that it can add an enhanced aerial dimension to its anti-poaching operations.
