This is an exciting partnership between Peace Parks and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, which is focused on the conservation of giraffe populations in southern Africa. Together, they will soon be translocating giraffe to Zinave National Park, which will boost the local population there.
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Reaching the height of a two-storey building, and blessed with a dazzling patchwork of patterns, the giraffe is one of Africa’s most impressive mammals. It is always a treat to witness the graceful, slow-motion strides of the world’s tallest land animal as it goes about its business in the African bushveld. However, the giraffe is under threat due to habitat destruction and other human impacts. Peace Parks Foundation, together with its partners and donors, is ramping up its efforts to protect these amazing animals. In 2019, for example, 11 giraffe were translocated from South Africa to the 18 600 hectare sanctuary in Mozambique’s Zinave National Park. This seed population is thriving in the well protected, resource-rich ecosystem.
Now, through a partnership between South African National Parks, Mozambique’s National Administration for Conservation Areas, Peace Parks Foundation, and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation supported by the Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance, more giraffe will be translocated to Zinave in the coming months, which will strengthen the existing society and diversify the gene pool.
It all forms part of a larger long-term ongoing collaboration that has, since 2018, seen more than 720 animals donated by the Government of South Africa to its counterpart in Mozambique as they work together, supported by Peace Parks, to restock and re-establish key parks within shared transfrontier conservation areas.
Zinave National Park is a conservation area situated in southern Mozambique. Most famous for its large untamed forests, the park has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, set in motion by an intense development project. It is thriving with life and well on its way to being one of southern Africa’s most inspiring stories of what can be done when motivated individuals partner with a committed government. First proclaimed a national park in June 1973, Zinave had a difficult start as, prior to being declared a protected area, the park was a hunting concession where large herds of sable, buffalo and elephant could be found. For fear of losing these species to overhunting, the Government of Mozambique stepped in to secure the park’s natural assets.
