Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: mozambique

Photo: Gold mining in the watershed or 'buffer zone' between the Mt. Gorongosa area and Gorongosa National Park.

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Gold mining in the watershed or ‘buffer zone’ between the Mt. Gorongosa area and Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: Crocodiles inside of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Crocodiles inside of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Human set fires in the main park and the buffer zone of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Human set fires in the main park and the buffer zone of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Crocodiles dive into the Vunduzi River inside the main park in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Crocodiles dive into the Vunduzi River inside the main park in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Aerials of the slash and burn agriculture that's marching across the foothills and up into the Mt. Gorongosa range in Mozambique, Africa.

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Aerials of the slash and burn agriculture that’s marching across the foothills and up into the Mt. Gorongosa range in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Aerials of smoke, fog and slash and burn agriculture, both by the mountain and in the main park of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Aerials of smoke, fog and slash and burn agriculture, both by the mountain and in the main park of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: A small village within the buffer zone of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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A small village within the buffer zone of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: A group on a mini-blitz close to the top of the Mt. Gorongosa area of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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A group on a mini-blitz close to the top of the Mt. Gorongosa area of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Aerials of the west side of the Mt. Gorongosa range in Mozambique, Africa.

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Aerials of the west side of the Mt. Gorongosa range in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Clearcuts and forest along the top of the Mt. Gorongosa range in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Clearcuts and forest along the top of the Mt. Gorongosa range in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: On the west side of the original Gorongosa park a brush fire is set by poachers to move game.

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On the west side of the original Gorongosa park a brush fire is set by poachers to move game.

Photo: Gold mining in the watershed or 'buffer zone' between the Mt. Gorongosa area and Gorongosa National Park.

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Gold mining in the watershed or ‘buffer zone’ between the Mt. Gorongosa area and Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: Aerials of the Vunduzi River watershed inside the main Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Aerials of the Vunduzi River watershed inside the main Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa. Inselbergs rise up from the west edge of the original Gorongosa National Park. Now in the dry season, little water can be seen flowing through this area.

Photo: Gold mining in the watershed or 'buffer zone' between the Mt. Gorongosa area and Gorongosa National Park.

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Gold mining in the watershed or ‘buffer zone’ between the Mt. Gorongosa area and Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: A thick layer of fog and smoke covers the ground in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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A thick layer of fog and smoke covers the ground in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa. The smoke is from fires set by poachers.

Photo: Aerials of the newly added Mt. Gorongosa section of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Aerials of the newly added Mt. Gorongosa section of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Aerials inside the buffer zone, in the foothills of the Mt. Gorongosa Range in Mozambique, Africa.

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Aerials inside the buffer zone, in the foothills of the Mt. Gorongosa Range in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Smoke at dawn inside the main park of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Smoke at dawn inside the main park of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Slash and burn agriculture makes its way through a buffer zone near the Mt. Gorongosa range of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Slash and burn agriculture makes its way through a buffer zone near the Mt. Gorongosa range of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Aerials of the Mt. Gorongosa range of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Aerials of the Mt. Gorongosa range of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Clearcuts for slash and burn agriculture within the Mt. Gorongosa range of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Clearcuts for slash and burn agriculture within the Mt. Gorongosa range of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa. Though this area became part of the national park several months ago, clear-cutting of forest for slash and burn agriculture continues within Mt. Gorongosa.

Photo: A flower from the genus Dissotis from the Mt. Gorongosa area.

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A flower from the genus Dissotis from the Mt. Gorongosa area.

Photo: Impatiens psychadelphoides on Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

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Impatiens psychadelphoides on Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

A variegated skink (Trachylepis variegata) from the Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

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A variegated skink (Trachylepis variegata) from the Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

An African gray climbing mouse (Dendromus melanotis) from the Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

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An African gray climbing mouse (Dendromus melanotis) from the Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

Four-striped grass mouse or four-striped grass rat (Rhabdomys pumilio) from Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

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Four-striped grass mouse or four-striped grass rat (Rhabdomys pumilio) from Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina) collected in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina) collected in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Common bulbuls (Pycnonotus tricolor) in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Common bulbuls (Pycnonotus tricolor) in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) collected from the Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

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Olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) collected from the Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: A type of boubou from the genus Laniarius collected in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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A type of boubou from the genus Laniarius collected in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa. It is possible that the species is ferrugineus (common name is southern boubou) or it could be a species that is new to science.

Olive bushshrike (Malaconotus olivaceus) collected in Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

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Olive bushshrike (Malaconotus olivaceus) collected in Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina) collected in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina) collected in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

Cape batis (Batis capensis) from the Mt. Gorongosa range in Mozambique, Africa.

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Cape batis (Batis capensis) from the Mt. Gorongosa range in Mozambique, Africa.

Pale or Mozambique batis (Batis soror) in Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

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Pale or Mozambique batis (Batis soror) in Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa.

A bully canary (Serinus sulphuratus) from Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa

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A bully canary (Serinus sulphuratus) from Mt. Gorongosa in Mozambique, Africa

Collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) from Chitengo Camp in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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Collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) from Chitengo Camp in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Africa.

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