Mozambique: ANAC evaluates conservation projects in Gilé – Photos

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Mozambique: ANAC evaluates conservation projects in Gilé – Photos

3:36 CAT | 27 Nov 2020

All photos: Courtesy of ANAC

A team from the National Conservation Areas Administration (ANAC) led by Director-General Mateus Mutemba, today ends a week-long monitoring project in the Gilé National Park.

The team visited camps in Musseia and Lice in the protected area, which occupies parts of both Gilé and Pebane districts in Zambézia province, where it inspected biodiversity restoration and carried out ecological monitoring activities, as well as holding meetings with rangers and other employees.

An evaluation of the implementation stage of the technical and financial assistance agreement between ANAC and the Fondation Internationale pour la Gestion de la Faune and the Fondation François Sommer was carried out.

The visit took place during the training of a group of new rangers and the attachment of SAT/GPS collars on elephants, zebras and wildebeest, the purpose of which is to guarantee ecological monitoring and better manage conflict between humans and wildlife.

Gilé National Park, formerly a National Reserve, was one of the three conservation areas re-categorised by the Council of Ministers to fit them within the legal regime in force, taking into account their stage of preservation, integrity and handling in terms of natural resources and existing ecosystems management.

Large animals such as elephants, buffalo, leopards and hyenas can be seen on safaris through the savannah of this protected area, whose proximity to the beaches of Pebane and Moebasse, the district of Gúruèe and the Island of Mozambique make it a must-visit location for nature-lovers.

The dense miombo forests, the plains and riverside vegetation, which hundreds of species of birds, reptiles and amphibians inhabit, the thermal springs and the distinct and exuberant Mount Pope give life to the landscape.

Source: Noticias