E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory
Laboratório de Biodiversidade E.O. Wilson
A research centre named after the biologist E.O. Wilson, where you can learn about the park's species surveys and its conservation and restoration work.
The laboratory opened in 2014 at Chitengo Camp. It is named after the renowned biologist E.O. Wilson, who long supported Gorongosa. It is responsible for surveying all the park's plants and animals and has so far recorded thousands of new insect, amphibian, reptile and plant species. Visitors can book a tour of the specimen collection and research displays and hear researchers explain lion tracking, the reintroduction of wild dogs and community conservation projects. It is the best window into how this park has been revived after the civil war. The lab is on the camp grounds and within walking distance.
Opening hours
Visits must be booked through the camp
Nearby sights
- Chitengo Camp
- Lion House (Casa dos Leões)
- Urema Floodplain
- Lake Urema
- Gorongosa Coffee
- Mount Gorongosa
- Cheringoma Plateau