Gorongosa
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK
Welcome to Gorongosa National Park! Through zooniverse, I will be classifying animals. Gorongosa is home to many animals native to Africa. Pictures of them are captured through camera traps.
GOrongosa Guarantee
At Gorongosa, you are guaranteed to see unique species living their natural lives in beautiful Mozambique. Animals large and small can be observed. Of the four parks in southeastern Africa, it is the second largest, however, still includes a vast distribution of species. Mount Gorongosa offers a beautiful vantage point of both the parks lowlands and Lago Urega. The reserve has been expanded several times to save rare species from extinction. It was originally a hunting reserve, but became a national park in July of 1960.
Gorongosa provides jobs to many in the surrounding area. They get to learn about animals and become in touch with the species and their whereabouts. A wide variety of deer/antelope can be observed at Gorongosa. It used to be a site of civil war, but with time has become an area home to many wild species that continue to grow and thrive; there are still species yet to be discovered, and some hard to track. It went from war-torn and destroyed to a thriving and natural wildlife hotspot. Although Gorongosa has been around a while, there is much more knowledge to gain from those around the park.
Gorongosa has a very unique climate. It receives a lot of rain yearly, contrary to what outsiders of the region may think. It experinces seasons of high growth, and also record highs and dry weather. Unlike the climate of California, it experiences months of heavy flooding. The climate of Mozambique where Gorongosa is located is warm and tropical. California is warm, and does not experience very harsh winters. Both places do not experience snow in low valleys. Both experience fires during the very dry periods of the year. All the cycles work in both places, but depending on the season they may be more extreme.
Park OVERVIEW VIDEO
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