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Gonarezhou National Park was wholly managed by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, however the economic challenges in Zimbabwe up to 2007 meant that there was little reinvestment in infrastructure and protection of the Park. In
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Gonarezhou National Park was first established as a protected area in 1936 as a Game Reserve, eventually being proclaimed a National Park in 1975. The park has had a turbulent history and was closed to the public during the
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556:References
550:Malilangwe
376:wildebeest
348:Mozambique
333:endangered
305:Save River
254:March 2020
189:Mozambique
173:peace park
158:Gonarezhou
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145:along the
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360:giraffe
352:mammals
329:habitat
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206:History
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