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Rewilding Angola: Giraffe Reintroduced to Iona National Park

Rewilding Angola: Giraffe Reintroduced to Iona National Park

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Fourteen (14) Angolan giraffes have been successfully relocated to Iona National Park in Angola as part of a significant effort to restore and enhance the park’s biodiversity. This marks the first step in a series of giraffe translocations aimed at establishing a sustainable population within the park. Moçâmedes, Angola, 7th July, 2023 – African Parks,…

How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives

How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives

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For 27 years Angola was gripped by civil war. Half a million human lives were lost and wildlife, too, was decimated to sustain troops. Rhino and elephants became valuable targets – rhino horn and ivory served as currency for arms among rebel forces. During the conflict elephant populations fled across the border into Botswana, Zambia…