Collaring elephants to track their movements is a key step towards achieving harmony between people and wildlife. In this PeaceParks.TV episode we follow the team at Simalaha Community Conservancy as they collar 10 elephants in the region. This operation plays an important role in protecting […]
In Mozambique, two male lions, brothers, bypassed fences and roamed 80km to the south of Limpopo National Park where they started hunting cattle from a nearby village. This alarmed the local community, who feared the lions and were concerned by the loss of livestock which […]
In today’s episode, we join Dr Hugo Pereira, a wildlife veterinarian from the Mozambique Wildlife Alliance, and team on an exciting mission in Sabie Game Park. They are working to relocate a clan of spotted hyena, a key hunter scavenger species which keeps environments clean […]
This week, PeaceParks.TV joins the Zinave National Park team on a mission to fit a GPS tracking collar on an elephant. This operation is not just about tagging one elephant; it’s about securing the future of the entire population of an estimated 233 elephants in the park and promoting peaceful coexistence between people and wildlife.
Elephants in Maputo National Park have been breaking down fences on occasion to exit the park, threatening lives and livelihoods. In response, park teams are constructing ingenious tentacle fences to protect the people living near the park, and the elephants which need to stay safely inside.
In Limpopo National Park, the team is replacing a young male lion’s collar, which he’s set to outgrow. Using EarthRanger software to monitor him, and other lions moving into the park, the teams can better understand his movements and estimate the size and health of the growing population, as well as keeping local communities safe.