news

23 Aug 2024

community .

The Sanctuary, in partnership with Fundação Likhulu, is supporting the Resilient Coastal Communities Program in the development of diversified livel [...]
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26 Oct 2022

conservation . news .

In September 2022, the Sanctuary achieved a significant milestone, with its first game capture and relocation operation since large herbivores were re [...]
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16 Dec 2021

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Despite but perhaps also because of the circumstances of 2020, the Sanctuary was able to proceed with the construction of the Jacana Camp, a multipurp [...]
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31 Jul 2021

community .

While community engagements and official programmes were disrupted in 2020 by Covid-19 restrictions, momentum has been regained in early 2021. Three C [...]
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31 Jul 2021

conservation .

The Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) has been working in the Vilanculos region for over 10 years and officially began collaborating with The Sanctuar [...]
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06 Sep 2019
The Sanctuary completed its 10th successful year of marine turtle monitoring between September 2018 and March 2019, generously supported by Mozambique [...]
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29 Nov 2018

conservation .

International Coastal Clean-Up Day took place on 15 September 2018, and a contingent of Sanctuary staff and children from local communities participat [...]
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23 Oct 2017

conservation .

We have all seen dolphins while crossing to The Sanctuary and in Sanctuary waters. What we may not have realised is that many were humpback dolphins w [...]
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15 Aug 2017

conservation . news .

During the game rangers’ foot patrol last week, south of Lake None, they reported that they’ve heard a shot. The reaction unit together with the g [...]
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27 Jun 2017

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The latest bird census compiled in 2017 indicates a total of 300 species of birds recorded on The Sanctuary of which nineteen of the species are Red D [...]
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23 Jun 2017

conservation . turtle news .

The Sanctuary successfully concluded its 8th year of marine turtle monitoring and protection. The most exciting aspect was that we recorded on The Sa [...]
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14 May 2017

conservation .

Excited comments and feedback by visiting scientists on their findings and on the importance of seagrass beds inside the new MPA. The Mazarette seagr [...]
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03 May 2017

conservation . turtle news .

Our 7th consecutive season of marine turtle monitoring and protection started on 15 October.Six turtle monitors were employed from the community for t [...]
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03 May 2017

community .

We were delighted to receive a donation of 485 school books from Andrew and Lynette Jackson of Site 7. This year the the books were distributed at the [...]
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03 May 2017

conservation .

Christine Read has just advised of the sighting of a breeding pair of Red Billed Oxpeckers just south of site 9. Not only is this a new bird species o [...]
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03 May 2017

community . conservation .

The Conservation Committee has suggested that when owners take photos of dolphins' dorsal fins, to please send the photographs to us for the purpose o [...]
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03 May 2017

conservation .

This is such an exciting time of year as impressive pods of the massive Humpback whale have returned to our waters to mate and breed. Having spent the [...]
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17 Apr 2017

community . conservation .

Marine litter, and in particular plastic pollution, poses a vast and growing threat to the marine and coastal environment and wildlife, including thos [...]
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04 May 2016

conservation .

Our olive bee-eaters are due to come back in September. These little birds are uncommon in Mozambique so we are particularly privileged to have one of [...]
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03 May 2016

conservation . turtle news .

The annual turtle nesting season of mid-October to January approaches and we are optimistic that The Sanctuary will once again prove hospitable to ple [...]
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