Cases / Protected area / relocation · Mozambique · date not stated
Gorongosa's large-mammal biomass largely recovered after war-time collapse
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Large-mammal biomass in Gorongosa, Mozambique, fell by more than 90% during the war and has largely returned, a 2019 study reports. The share of elephant, hippo and buffalo fell from 89% to 23%, so the recovery is uneven across species.
What?
Large-mammal biomass in Gorongosa fell by more than 90% in the war and has largely returned PLOS ONE (via PMC)
Where?
Gorongosa, Mozambique PLOS ONE (via PMC)
When?
Study dated 2019; the years of the war are not stated in the sources reviewed PLOS ONE (via PMC)
Who?
Gained
- Large-mammal biomass — Has largely returned since the war, per the study PLOS ONE (via PMC)
Lost
None on recordHarmed
- Large mammals in Gorongosa — Biomass fell by more than 90% during the war PLOS ONE (via PMC)
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Biomass collapse during the war and asymmetric recovery across species, per the study PLOS ONE (via PMC)
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What happened
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A 2019 study published in PLOS ONE reported that large-mammal biomass in Gorongosa fell by more than 90% during the war.
Biomass has largely returned, but the share of elephant, hippo and buffalo fell from 89% to 23%.
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What we don't know
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Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state the years of the war or the dates of the surveys.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not establish what caused the recovery.
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: the Carr Foundation's 20-year partnership in Gorongosa began in 2008 and was extended to 2043.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Researchers
- War-induced collapse and asymmetric recovery of large-mammal populations in GorongosaPLOS ONE (via PMC) · 2019