Adopt an Animal
During Mozambique’s civil war, many of Gorongosa’s large herbivores were poached. The vast grasslands that were once teeming with wildlife are now virtually empty. The first step in restoring the Gorongosa ecosystem is to bring back the large herbivores – elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, and zebra -- that once maintained the floodplain grasslands. Without these animals to feed on the plains, the grass is becoming overgrown—long grasses are competing with the short grasses that many species eat and fueling large wildfires in the dry season.
In August 2006, our reintroduction program began with the release of 50 buffalos into a new fenced sanctuary in the Park. In the summer of 2007, we added more buffalos and several hundred wildebeest. We hope to relocate more of these species, along with elephant and zebra, for many years to come.
Your donation will help to pay for the cost of purchasing a healthy animal from another park, relocating it to Gorongosa, and monitoring its health while it is here. A donation of $200 will relocate a wildebeest, $500 will bring a zebra, $600 will support a buffalo, and $1000 will provide an elephant. All donations are tax-deductible. Every new animal that is brought to the Park brings us one step closer to restoring Gorongosa to its former glory.
Help make a difference. Donate now.