Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park Turns 50

Happy Birth­day, Goron­gosa National Park! On this day in 1960, the Goron­gosa Reserve in Mozam­bique was degreed a national park. It had been a game reserve since 1935.

You may have heard about Goron­gosa when reporter Scott Pel­ley fea­tured the national park on 60 Min­utes in a seg­ment called “Sav­ing a Global Trea­sure.” View the video clip of Goron­gosa on 60 Min­utes.