red billed oxpeckers

by admin | May 3, 2017

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 on The Sanctuary, but there are no records of any other distribution in Mozambique. This is excellent news, as these...

dolphins

by admin | May 3, 2017

The Conservation Committee has suggested that when owners take photos of dolphins’ dorsal fins, to please send the photographs to us for the purpose of identifying the dolphins (the notches on each dolphin’s dorsal fin are unique) and determining...

the whales are back

by admin | May 3, 2017

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 winter months in the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean, feeding on krill and building up blubber at a rate of up...

Clean our Beaches

by admin | Apr 17, 2017

Marine litter, and in particular plastic pollution, poses a vast and growing threat to the marine and coastal environment and wildlife, including those of The Sanctuary. A few marine litter statistics put this global problem in perspective. It is estimated that:Around...

olive bee eaters

by admin | May 4, 2016

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 the largest breeding colonies in Southern Africa located near The Sanctuary´s office. At certain times of the day,...