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10:40 CAT | 11 Feb 2025
Photo: Beto Soares Tenente/Gorongosa National Park
Two new leopards and seven hyenas join the park’s growing wildlife population.
Gorongosa National Park’s predator population continued to grow in late 2024 with the successful addition of two leopards and seven spotted hyenas.
In November, the two leopards—a male and a female—were successfully relocated from Karingani Game Reserve to Gorongosa National Park, for a total of six released in the Park since 2020.
The three spotted hyena also arrived in November, followed by four more in December. With 15 hyenas reintroduced since 2022, these predators are helping protect the Park’s water quality, control herbivore populations, and support biodiversity.
The leopard and hyena relocations are part of a four-year initiative to strengthen the park’s predator population and restore ecological balance.
Partners in the collaborative effort include the Mozambique Wildlife Alliance, the Karingani Game Reserve, the Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação and TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG.
Learn more about the Park’s conservation efforts with the leopard and hyena.
Source: Gorongosa National Park / Press Release
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