Maputo, 17 Jun (AIM) – The Niassa Lion Project (NLP), one of the organizations carrying out environmental projects in the Niassa Special Reserve, on the border between the northern Mozambican provinces of Niassa and Cabo Delgado, decided to resume activities on Sunday, following a terrorist attack that took place in April.
The attack, which killed NLP employees and destroyed the facilities of the Kambako hunting ground, is believed to be the work of the same Islamist terrorists who have been operating in several of the districts of Cabo Delgado.
Kambako is one of the hunting areas in the Niassa Special Reserve, but territorially it is located in Cabo Delgado, not far from the districts of Meluco, Montepuez and Mueda. During the invasion, the terrorists also took an unspecified number of people hostage.
According to the Niassa Lion Project, in a message published on its Facebook Account, work has already begun in order to restore the Mariri Environmental Centre. However, the organization acknowledges that the entire recovery of the facilities will take a long process.
“We’re back where we started and, when we entered with seven vehicles, we saw eland, impala, elephant, buffalo, lion and hyena. The wildlife has recovered substantially since our last presence in the area, in partnership with Mbamba and the Niassa Special Reserve”, reads the statement.
The organization once again mourned the loss of four employees during the terrorist incursion.
The Niassa Special Reserve contains six hunting blocks managed by private companies. Kambako is one of the largest hunting operators in Mozambique.
(AIM)
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