A group of conservation operators in northern Mozambique has warned that insurgent attacks in the Niassa Special Reserve (NSR) could result in the loss of over 1,000 jobs and jeopardise globally important species of wildlife unless the government does more to establish security.
In a statement released on Monday, four hunting and conservation concessions in Niassa and Cabo Delgado in the eastern part of the NSR — Kambako, Luwire, Chuilexi, and Mariri/Niassa Carnivore Project — detailed the impact of a wave of violence that began on 19 April. Two of their camps, the Kambako safari camp and Mariri Environmental Centre, were attacked, resulting in ten confirmed deaths, including six soldiers, two anti-poaching rangers, and two workers. Two rangers remain missing.
