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Bazaruto Archipelago becoming a National Park comes as governments and coral scientists have just completed the biannual meeting of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) in Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago Becomes World's Newest Marine Nature Reserve, Organisations such as the United Nations Environmnent Programme (UNEP) and groups including the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) believe the decision will spur on efforts towards conserving the archipelago and its natural riches through initiatives such as sound and sustainable eco-tourism. The East African country of Mozambique -- a former Portuguese colony -- recently emerged from one of the continent's bloodiest civil wars and is now a vibrant land of 20 million people, with one of Africa's fastest growing economies and a treasure trove of natural wonders. One of these jewels is the Bazaruto Archipelago, home to dugongs, humpback and minke whales, more than 100 coral species, and five turtle species. As WORLD WIDE FUND's project director in the Bazaruto Archipelago, which last year was named the country's newest national park, he spends much of the year living away from his family at the park's headquarters and managing a group of staff and WWF guards, who patrol the waters of the archipelago in a bid to stop illegal fishing practices. The resolution also points out that conserving coral reefs is even more vital given the recent findings of the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre's Atlas on Coral Reefs. This found that coral reefs are less abundant than had previously been supposed. It is estimated that 60 per cent of coral reefs could disappear by 2030 without urgent action. The World Wide Fund for Nature, known internationally by its panda logo, is a key player in the global effort to protect diversity on Earth. Now in its fourth decade, WWF works in more than 100 countries. The Bazaruto Archipelago consists of five islands (Bazaruto, Santa Carolina, Benguera, Mararuque and Bangue), with a combined land area of 156 square kilometers. It lies between the latitudes of 21 30 - 22 10 S and 35 22 - 35 30 E, between the towns of Vilanculo and Inhassoro. The islands are orientated approximately north/south between 30 and 35 kilometers offshore from the Mozambican coastline, and are probably sections of a former sandy peninsula connected to the mainland. Mozambique is one of the larger countries in the world with 10 provinces and a coastline of 2500 km.
A vast new marine nature reserve has been approved in the Indian Ocean in a move that offers new hope to some of the region's most spectacular coral reefs, wildlife including the enigmatic dugong or 'elephant of the sea' and local communities that depend on the sea for their livelihoods The Government of Mozambique has declared the entire Bazaruto Archipelago a protected area. At 1,400 square kilometres, it will now rank among the largest marine National Parks in East Africa if not the world. Dugongs, or sea cows as they are sometimes called, are marine animals which can grow to about three metres in length and weigh as much as 400 kilograms. They are the only marine mammals in Australia that live mainly on plants. The name sea cow refers to the fact that they graze on the seagrasses, which form meadows in sheltered coastal waters. As dugongs feed, whole plants are uprooted and a telltale-feeding trail is left. Dugongs are more closely related to elephants than to marine mammals such as whales and dolphins, but their closest living aquatic relatives are the manatees. Manatees are aquatic mammals that live in freshwater rivers and coastal waters of West Africa, the Caribbean, South America and the southern United States (Florida). Another close relative was Steller’s sea cow, previously found in the northern Pacific. It was hunted to extinction in the 1700s by sealers for its meat. It grew almost three times as long as the dugong and fed on large algae (kelp). Dugongs inhabit shallow, tropical waters throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Most of the world’s population of dugongs is now found in northern Australian waters between Shark Bay in Western Australia and Moreton Bay in Queensland. Life in the sea Dugongs swim using their whale-like fluked tail and they use their front flippers for balance and turning. Their movements are often slow and graceful. Early explorers and sailors believed that they were mermaids because of their streamlined bodies and the large teats at the base of their flippers. They have a rounded head with small eyes and a large snout. The nostrils are at the top of the snout and, like mammals, dugongs must surface to breathe. However, unlike other aquatic mammals such as some whales, dolphins and porpoises, dugongs cannot hold their breath under water for very long. It is generally for only a few minutes, especially if they are swimming fast. Dugongs have poor eyesight but acute hearing. They find and grasp seagrass with the aid of coarse, sensitive bristles, which cover the upper lip of their large and fleshy snout. Small tusks can be seen in adult males and some old females. During the mating season, male dugongs use their tusks to fight each other. Please take a quick look here: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PROJECT PRESERVATION DUGONG'S WORLD-WILDLIFE FUND (
IF you intend to come, PLease be attention this is a WORLDWILDLIFE NATURAL RESERVE Tourism must continue to be monitored on BAZARUTO ISLAND. Invasive species, including rats, mice, and feral cats, have been a serious detriment to the islands’ native habitat (Johnson 1989). A "new", though extinct, species of rat, Noronhomys vespuccii, was described from Bazaruto Archipelago in 1999 (Carleton and Olson 1999). This species may have disappeared since the time of human presence on the archipelago due to the common anthropogenic causes that extirpate many vertebrate species on islands. The isolation of island ecosystems make them particularly sensitive to human pressures and the introduction of exotic species. This page contains contact information for all the members of Project. From here you can send e-mail to project members, or visit their personal home pages.
Vegetação Marinha diversidade de espécies. Este fato ressalta a peculiaridade do ecossistema marinho do arquipélago, onde muitas espécies conseguem adaptar-se. Talvez isto se deva há abundância de nutrientes básicos ao crescimento destas algas, já que correntes quentes repletas de matéria orgânica sejam características do oceano indíco.. A exemplo do que ocorre em outros sistemas insulares oceânicos, a fauna terrestre do Arquipélago de Bazaruto mostra uma avifauna exuberante, muito mais rica do que grupos de vertebrados, tais como: anfíbios, répteis e mamíferos, representados por poucas espécies. Back to TopBazaruto a abriga as maiores colônias reprodutoras de aves entre as ilhas oceânicas do Indíco
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