GW: Their hunting camp was looted, razed to the ground, and everything taken…
DSC Foundation at its core is an entity that supports wildlife conservation and community development through hunting all over the world. DSC Foundation has always, and will continue to, step forward when operators, outfitters, and communities need help.
One of our community, Kambako Safaris, in Northern Mozambique, has had their camp devastated by criminals. Their hunting camp was looted, razed to the ground, and everything taken, including uniforms for anti-poaching scouts, food supplies, radios, and other essentials for keeping this conservation area intact.
“We’re still in shock. It’s devastating to see 20 years of hard work and commitment to conservation and community wiped out in a single day. But this will not be the end of Kambako,” stated Jacques Hartzenburg, of Chapungo-Kambako Safaris.
This incident is going to have a tremendous effect on wildlife conservation and community development. The hunting-operator community over the last 20 years has created a ring of protection around the Niassa Special Reserve, creating an indelible conservation success story for wildlife, including incredible plains game, tremendous buffalo, and the only exportable lion population in Mozambique.
DSC Foundation refuses to let all the conservation and community success go by the wayside due to this incident of criminality and, as such, has decided to step into the fold to help. DSC Foundation has approved an emergency grant to Kambako Safaris to provide much needed assistance, directed specifically to helping the following efforts in their conservatory Niassa, Mozambique:
Support to ensure anti-poaching efforts in Kambako Safaris conservatory area continue
Support to ensure community initiatives established by Kambako Safaris including schools, medical, community gardens, food (meat), etc. continue
Support to address other needs tied to these communities
100% of these funds will directly aid the people and wildlife of Niassa, two vital elements that are direct benefactors of hunting.
In the coming days and weeks, DSC Foundation will roll out a greater initiative in combating these terrible acts against conservation. With your support, the Foundation will remain at the ready to quickly assist and act no matter where the need arises.
If you are a hunter that has booked in Northern Mozambique, DSC Foundation and DSC advise you to reach out to your operator/outfitter to discuss the current situations in the Niassa region and how it may impact your planned hunt. DSC Foundation and DSC stands with our operators in Mozambique as well as our members and hunters that hunt there.
