Mozambique News » Niassa News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Mozambique Protects Lake Niassa’s Wealth of Species
GLAND, Switzerland, June 12, 2011 (ENS) – The Mozambique government Friday declared Lake Niassa to be a reserve, safeguarding the species and natural habitats of one of the world’s largest and the ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: South African among workers abducted after attack on hunting camp in Mozambique
A South African man was abducted along with 15-20 Mozambican workers during an attack last week by insurgents on a hunting camp in northern Mozambique.
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Establishment of Lake Niassa Reserve
The project seeks to establish a new protected area in and around Lake Niassa that will contribute to the conservation of the diversity, abundance, and ecological integrity of the lake’s physical and ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Islamic State Group Attacks Bring ‘New Reality’ To Mozambique Reserve
At more than 42,000 square kilometers, Niassa Special Reserve is the largest protected area in Mozambique and holds the most wildlife of anywhere in the country. In an area bigger than Switzerland, ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Honey hunters in Mozambique use honeyguide birds to locate 75% of their harvest, study finds
A team of ornithologists from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and wildlife managers with the Niassa Carnivore Project, in Mozambique, has found that honey hunters in northern parts of ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Americans Evacuated After Mozambique Wildlife Camp Attack, Source Says
MAPUTO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - At least three Americans were evacuated after suspected insurgents attacked a camp in a wildlife reserve in northern Mozambique, a source familiar with the incident said ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Niassa was a conservation paradise. Then ISIS attacked.
Niassa was established as a hunting reserve in 1954 when Mozambique was still under Portuguese colonial control. It was transformed into a protected area in 1999, after years of civil war. More remote ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Lake Niassa, Mozambique
Running for more than 347 mi/560 km along the Rift Valley Floor approximately 800 mi/1,300 km north of Maputo, Lake Niassa (also known as Lake Malawi) forms part of the border between Mozambique ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » Life: Military personnel encouraged to take action following terrorist attack in Niassa Reserve
The Secretary of State for the northern province of Niassa, Silva Livone, has encouraged the Mozambican Defense and Security Forces (FDS) to step up their operations in order to ensure the safety of ...