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Satellites, Spies, and Savanna Science By Josh Daskin Doing ecology in new and exciting places sometimes means that perfect historical data aren’t readily available for comparison with the present, and more creative efforts might be in order. As part of my PhD dissertation with the Pr

Mozambique, Africa – In 2005 a tourist arrived for his first ever visit to Gorongosa. The Rangers at the entry gate suggested that he turn around because there would be nothing to see. Stubbornly, he persisted. He spent six hours driving around Gorongosa and saw, precisely, 1 baboon,

Mozambique, Africa – Gorongosa National Park, represented by its Warden Mateus Mutemba and the President of “Gorongosa Restoration Project” (GRP) and member of Gorongosa Oversight Committee Greg Carr, recently signed in Maputo a partnership agreement with SOICO Group repre

The Guide, a documentary short featuring E.O. Wilson, is a coming-of-age tale set against the restoration of a war-torn national park in Mozambique. Raised near Gorongosa National Park, young Tonga Torcida dreams of becoming a tour guide. But when he meets famed biologist E.O. Wilson,

After meeting and working with Professor Wilson I fell in to passion the same way that someone falls asleep: gradually and suddenly, from one moment to another.—Tonga Torcida This fall U.S. high school biology students are watching the documentary short film, The Guide, a coming-of-ag

Mozambique, Africa – Gorongosa National Park Administrator Mateus Mutemba recently visited Maputo’s Museum of Natural History on a very special mission. He presented four wooden boxes to the Director of the Museum, Dr. Lucilia Chuquela. Each box contained a colorful array of insects c

Mozambique, Africa – A generation ago, Mozambique’s 4,000-square-kilometer Gorongosa National Park was home to thousands of African buffalo, blue wildebeest and a special subspecies of zebra known as the Crawshayi. The densities of its big animal populations were some of the highest i

In an engaging appearance on May 6, 2014, E.O. Wilson visited Charlie Rose  to discuss his latest book, A Window on Eternity.  In a twenty-five minute interview, Wilson and host Charlie Rose covered a number of fascinating topics: — the work of Greg Carr, Piotr Naskrecki, an

Last week E.O. Wilson was the featured guest on NPR’s popular “Science Friday” broadcast. Show host Ira Flatow interviewed Wilson about many of the stories and observations included in his new book, A Window to Eternity, including: — how Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique is one of

Edward O. Wilson is one of the most celebrated scientists in the United States, a world-renowned biologist and two-time Pulitzer Prize–winner. In his new book, A Window on Eternity: A Biologist’s Walk through Gorongosa National Park, Wilson shows why biodiversity is vital to the futur