![]() He never abandoned this reserve, and we are deeply honoured to have him on our team. Even though it seemed Majete was almost lost all those years ago, Mr Moyo never gave up. Despite being outnumbered, Mr Moyo was able to hold his teams’ ground and push the poachers out of the reserve. Majete has come a long way since that time, and today, is Malawi’s leading Big Five reserve. This was apparent in 1995 when he and his ranger team were attacked by 10 armed poachers from Mozambique. His courage has never wavered, even when he had few to no resources to protect the park all those years ago. In 2006 Mr Moyo was promoted to Deputy Law Enforcement Officer. Moyo has played an instrumental role in securing the park, and making it safe for the return of key species. When African Parks assumed management of Majete in 2003, most of the wildlife had been hunted out and the remaining scouts, including Mr Moyo were under-resourced and poorly equipped.īut from 2003, Mr. Elephant poaching is down 50% compared to prior years and illegal activity has declined dramaticallyįor 27 years, Mr Moyo has dedicated his life to wildlife conservation in Malawi, 25 of which have been in Majete where he has maintained the incredible track record of not having lost one rhino or one elephant to poaching since their reintroductions in 2003.
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