The flag carrier of Mozambique, LAM - Mozambique Airlines, has introduced new non-stop service to South Africa. With effect from today (29 September 2023), the airline is operating one weekly flight between Inhambane Airport (INH) in Inhambane and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg as well as two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Fridays between Johannesburg and Inhambane. LAM - Mozambique Airlines is using a 72-seat Bombardier Q400 twin-prop on the route.
A female and a male leopard have been introduced into Zinave National Park in the Inhambane Province of Mozambique. The two predators were initially introduced into the 18 600 ha sanctuary established within the National Park, but, as big cats do, they soon ventured further, exploring the surrounding habitat within the greater 408 000 ha protected area. The leopards, which were sourced from Karangani Game Reserve in south-western Mozambique, are the founder animals of what will hopefully become a significant leopard population for the region. The two leopards are being closely monitored by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the staff of Zinave National Park as they settle into the National Park. Tracking data seems to indicate (December 2020) that they are doing well and have already begun to establish new territories.
The extensive rewilding efforts in Zinave National Park, which was ravaged during the Mozambique civil war that ended in 1992 and subsequent poaching, form part of a larger restoration and development programme that has been accelerated under a 20-year co-management agreement signed in 2015 between Mozambique'sNational Administration for Conservation Areas (ANAC) and the Peace Parks Foundation. About 2 300 mammals from 14 species, including 200 elephants in 2018 and a clan of four spotted hyenas in 2020 (they have already produced two cubs!), have been since been introduced into Zinave National Park, with wildlife numbers now flourishing to around 6 500 animals.
A nomad male lion has also been seen in Zinave National Park. According to the Peace Parks Foundation, a camera trap recently (December 2022) captured the first known image of a male lion in the National Park for several (four?) decades. The photographed lion is a young adult male estimated at between 4 to 5 years of age, which has probably settled in the Zinave National Park along with his female companion.
One of the guys from Tag Media recently spent three month in Tofo, Mozambique. Located on the Ponto do Barra peninsula in the country's Inhambane Province, the town became a major tourist destination over the last couple of years. Besides being a beachlovers paradise, Tofo is also known to be one of the best destinations for divers to see Manta Rays and Whale Sharks. Allow yourself about five minutes to watch the film, which was entirely filmed with a GoPro Hero 3 Black edition, and enhance your wanderlust! You won't regret it! Kudos Tag Media!
Mozambique's main fibre-optic cable for the communication system in northern Mozambique broke down earlier this week. The actual breakdown has been located north of the town of Vilankulo, in Mozambique's Inhambane province. The cable is on the sea-bed, at a depth of over 30 metres, and can't get repaired by the country's public telecommunications provider TDM. Assistence from outside Mozambique is needed; repairing the fault is expected to take not less than four weeks.
