Croc got your hide? This croc got Bob Poole’s hide… find out what happened:
http://www.gorongosa.org/blog/cameramans-journal/croc-got-your-hide
May 24th 2013
May 24th 2013
Since I needed for one of my book projects a few shots of the famous Gorongosa crocodiles, which rank among the largest in Africa, I asked for help from Bob Poole, a man with considerable crocodile experience. Bob is a legendary National Geographic cameraman who shot, among other NatGeo titles, “Africa’s Lost Eden” and“War Elephants.”
We decided to set up a blind near one of the crocodiles’ basking beaches on the night before, arrive when it was still dark and sneak into the hide, and photograph the animals from there. But we both felt a bit lazy, and in the end did not leave the camp until the late morning, when the sun was already up.
Read more: http://www.gorongosa.org/blog/bush-diaries/benefits-being-lazy
May 23rd 2013
Throwback Thursday: These Gorongosa hippos from the 1970s are taking a refreshing bath in the lily pond.
Photo by Safrique
May 23rd 2013
The most spectacular part of Mount Gorongosa is its lush, green rainforest. After a hike from the foothills of the mountain in the hot, African sun, entering the dense, towering forest brings an immediate relief. What you’ll find is a cool emerald-green world of towering trees and vines above and colorful mosses and ferns below.
http://www.gorongosa.org/explore-park/landscapes/mount-gorongosa/rainforest
Thanks to Paul Kerrison for this photo!
May 23rd 2013
After spending a fantastic month in Goronogsa, film crew Emre Izat, Marla Hettinger and John Mans leave today for home. They will be back in a few months for more adventure. Meanwhile I will be here. Today I hope to film mating lions!
Read more from Bob Poole: http://www.gorongosa.org/blog/cameramans-journal/filming-lions
May 22nd 2013
Families from the nearby community of Nhanguo no longer have to walk long distances for fresh, clean water. The Gorongosa Restoration Project dug a new borehole in the center of the community making the lives of the people who live there healthier and happier.
Read about this momentous event: http://www.gorongosa.org/blog/bush-diaries/fresh-water-nhanguo
Thanks to James Byrne for this photo.
May 22nd 2013
This video of Gorongosa’s tree planters gives you an inside look into how these hard-working Mozambicans spend each day rebuilding Mount Gorongosa’s forest one sapling at a time:
http://www.gorongosa.org/our-story/conservation/planting-trees
May 21st 2013
Piotr Naskrecki’s story of the quest for lizards on the Gorongosa 2013 Biodiversity Survey was featured in National Geographic Newswatch. Read the story here:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/21/the-lizard-quest/
May 21st 2013
Mount Gorongosa’s rainforest is like nowhere else on earth. And that’s why some of its inhabitants can be found nowhere else but this special forest. These unique creatures are just one of the many reasons we have to save Mount Gorongosa’s forests:
http://www.gorongosa.org/explore-park/landscapes/mount-gorongosa/mountain-creatures
May 20th 2013
In Gorongosa, water shapes all life in the park. The rivers that flow from Mount Gorongosa feed Lake Urema in the valley below, even in the driest months. In the wet season, the lake expands to create a vast water-world. As the dry season approaches, the lake contracts to reveal emerald green, lush grasslands that feed Gorongosa’s rich wildlife. In the driest months, when pans dry up and wildlife travel in search of water, Mount Gorongosa’s rainforest continues to feed its rivers with life-giving water that gets delivered to Lake Urema.
http://www.gorongosa.org/explore-park/landscapes/lake-urema-and-its-rivers
Thanks to Piotr Naskrecki for this photo
