First training sessions for dog team in new home
Gabriel leads training exercises in Nyika to ensure the new canine unit is ready for action.
Gabriel Mpala
Canine handler and trainer
Gabriel is a dog handler and trainer who worked as part of the canine unit involved in counter-poaching operations in Limpopo National Park. He was deployed with patrol units to find potential threats along active poacher routes or to participate in tracking operations during a pursuit. He handled the tracker dogs, took them out on patrol and looked after them in camp. As well as his experience with the dogs he is a mean camp cook!
Bumpy rides and flat tyres all in a day’s work
Rangers play a vital role in conservation management and protection, often spending long…
Theory and practice for new dog handlers
An experienced dog handler and trainer, it is Gabriel Mpala who has built up an enormous level of trust…
Anti-poaching operations to increase
Unfortunately, only two dogs, Nkonzo and Jungle, are loaded into the plane for Malawi due to space issues.
Canine Unit Head For Nyika National Park
AK, Nkonzo and Jungle, the Peace Parks dogs you have come to know and love, are moving to their…
Nerve-centre of Limpopo National Park
Home for many Peace Parks Foundation’s rangers in the Limpopo National Park…
Over 200 films chart the daily life of Peace Parks’ team
In an effort to bring you closer to the…
Fury on poacher trail
Fury is part of the anti-poaching canine unit based in the Limpopo National Park. A mixed-breed dog, he is 75%…
Rangers have water from a tap at last
Out in the Forward Operating Base (FOB.) in Limpopo National Park facilities are fairly basic.
Home from home in the bush
Rangers play a vital role in conservation management and protection, often spending long, hard hours on patrol on…
Multi-tasking rangers
Rangers play a vital role in conservation management and protection. They can spend long, hard hours on patrol or in pursuit of…
Dog Fury on alert
Canine handler Gabriel works in Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park.
Morning run
Dogs are incredibly useful out in the bush, both as expert trackers and also companions for the field rangers.
