The information about the opening of the park was released by the Minister of the Environment, Ana Paula de Carvalho, during a visit carried out this Monday. She said that the process of requalifying the park is progressing well, and that the challenge at the moment is the work on the access road, which will take place later this year.
According to the Ministry of the Environment, the aim of the working visit was to "assess the current state of the infrastructures of the Cangandala National Park that are benefiting from requalification works, the start of which will encourage the conservation of biodiversity, promote ecological awareness in the communities and consequently reduce the environmental impacts of tourism".
The Minister of the Environment said that the park will be reinforced in terms of patrolling, in order to mitigate poaching, one of the major problems for the protection of sable antelopes.
The administrator of the Cangandala National Park, Victor Paca, said that there is a substantial increase in the number of antelopes at the moment, however hunting is their main threat. The official also said that there should be around 200 animals of this species in the park.
During the visit to the Governers Park, it was possible to see several herds of brown antelopes and an adult specimen of the Giant Black Antelope.
Founded in 1963, the Cangandala National Park covers an area of 630 square kilometres, and in addition to antelopes, it is possible to find other species such as partridges, bambas, patacas and seixas.
