“Todos os dias durante a noite, quando fecho os olhos, encontro-me no deserto, sinto o calor, suor e poeira, na savana, a vida selvagem, primatas, paquidermes, felinos, canídeos, répteis, vejo-me a viajar sob chuva intensa, a pingar e escorrer pelo corpo, sinto-me quente e o bafo dos trópicos a deixar-me ofegante”. Assim acontece cada vez que entro num parque natural e fico a aguardar pelas surpresas que me vai brindando pelo caminho. Cada recanto, cada floresta, o recorte da orla costeira, os derradeiros penhascos, o granulado da areia com as sua próprias características, a amalgama de cores da vegetação, a textura animal e vegetal, os próprios aromas que pairam no ar, a neblina de cada manhã e o seu levantar com os primeiros raios do sol a aquecerem a terra. Os sentidos ficam mais apurados quando entramos pelo desconhecido e tudo tem mais significado quando palmilhamos pela selva a dentro! Aqui ficam alguns dos locais mais carismáticos que até agora tive o privilégio de percorrer na moto e de contemplar com rejubilo toda a beleza natural de cada parque nacional, reserva natural, areas protegidas e santuários da vida animal. Muitos destes parques naturais precisam de ajuda e financiamento para continuarem com os programas de conservação de espécies e programas de educação ambiental, por isso é sempre positivo visitar para deixarmos um bom legado às futuras gerações para saberem preservar e conservar a biodiversidade bem como ajudar a manter a sustentabilidade dos ecossistemas mais fragilizados. Hoje somos nós, amanhã serão eles.
National Parks | Nature Reserves | Biosphere Reserves | Marine Reserves | Nature Sanctuaries
Barberton Natural Park – South Africa | Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve – Scotland | Bwindi The Impenetrable Forest National Park – Uganda | Central Kalahari Nature Reserve – Botswana | David Sheldrick Elephant Sanctuary – Kenya | Dorob National Park – Namibia | Drakensberg National Park – South Africa | du Val d’Oust et de Lauvaux – France | Franschhoek Haweqwa Nature Reserve – South Africa | Gorongosa National Park – Mozambique | Greyton Nature Reserve – South Africa | Guadiana National Park – Portugal | Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary – South Africa | Josselin – Bretagne Western France | Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park and Biosphere Reserve Zanzibar Island | Kisite Mpunguti Marine National Park & Reserve – Kenya | Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve – Scotland | Kruger National Park – South Africa | Lake Mburo National Park – Uganda | Haut Atlas Oriental National Park – Morocco | Loch Fleet Nature Reserve – Scotland | Star Mountain Natural Park – Portugal | Loch Ness Nature Reserve – Scotland | Makgadikgadi Pans National Park – Bostwana | Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park Zambia | Murchinson Falls National Park – Uganda | Dhakla National Park – Morocco | Nairobi National Park – Kenya | Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary – Uganda | Arrabida Natural Park – Portugal | Nyero Rock Paintings – Uganda | Piggs Peak Nature Reserve – Swaziland | Point du Medoc Nature Reserve – France | Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda | Skye & Lochalsh Nature Reserve – Scotland | The Giraffe Sanctuary – Kenya | Theeewaterskloof Nature Reserve – South Africa |Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – Uganda | Tsavo National Park – Kenya | Victoria Falls National Park – Zambia & Zimbabwe | Whisky Nature Route – Scotland | Wemmershoek Wetland Natural Reserve – South Africa | Vercors National Park – France | Gerês National Park – Portugal | Pyrenees National Park – Spain & France | Stelvio National Park – Italy | Arusha National Park – Tanzania | Mount Elgon National Park – Uganda & Kenya | Bardenas Reales de Navarra Natural Park – Spain | Namib-Naukluft National Park – Namibia | Porto Conte National Park Sardinia – Italy | Kennall Vale Nature Reserve Cornwall – England | Chyulu Hills National Park – Kenya | Khenifiss National Park – Morocco | Table Mountain National Park – South Africa | Kilimanjaro National Park – Tanzania
João Luís Sousa
Beinn Eighe national nature reserve – Scotland
Barberton The Genesis of Life – South Africa
Bwindi The Impenetrable Forest National Park – Uganda
Ceann Loch Lu Kinlochewe – Scotland
Central Kalahari Central Reserve – Botswana
David Sheldrick Elephant Sanctuary – Kenya
Dorob National Park – Namibia
Drakensberg National Park – South Africa
Allt an Duin Skelpick – Scotland
Cape Namibia Route – South Africa
du Val d’Oust et de Lauvaux – France
Franschhoek Haweqwa Nature Reserve – South Africa
Greyton Nature Reserve – South Africa
Guadiana National Park – Portugal
Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary – South Africa
Josselin – Bretagne Western France
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park and Biosphere Reserve Zanzibar Island
Table Mountain National Park Marine – South Africa.
Barberton Natural Park – South Africa
Kisite Mpunguti Marine National Park & Reserve – Kenya
Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve – Scotland
Lake Mburo National Park Western Entry – Uganda
Kruger national Park Malelane Gate – South Africa
Khenifiss National Park – Morocco
Lake Mburo National Park – Uganda
Loch an Inbhir Lochinver Scotland
Loch Fleet Nature Reserve – Scotland
Loch Ness Nature Reserve – Scotland
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park – Bostwana
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park Zambia
Murchinson Falls National Park Eastern Gate
Nairobi National Park – Kenya
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary – Uganda.
Kennall Vale Nature Reserve Cornwall – England .
Nyero Rock Paintings Uganda
Piggs Peak Nature Reserve – Swaziland
Point du Medoc Nature Reserve – France
Tsavo National Park – Kenya.
Murchinson Falls National Park Eastern Gate.. Uganda
Nyero Rock Paintings – Uganda
Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda
Haut Atlas Oriental National Park – Morocco
Quirimbas National Park – Mozambique
Skerray Nature Rock Ridge – Scotland
Skukuza at Kruger National Park – South Africa
Skye & Lochalsh Nature Reserve – Scotland
The Giraffe Sanctuary – Kenya
Theeewaterskloof Nature Reserve – South Africa
Whisky Nature Route – Scotland
Table Mountain National Park – South Africa.
Murchinson Falls National Park Eastern Gate.
Victoria Falls National Park – Zambia
Namib-Naukluft National Park – Namibia.
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary – Uganda
Wemmershoek Wetland Natural Reserve – South Africa
Tsavo National Park – Kenya
Arrabida Natural Park – Portugal
Arusha National Park – Tanzania
Bardenas Reales de Navarra Natural Park – Spain
Chyulu Hills National Park – Kenya
Conte National Park Sardinia – Italy
Gorongosa National Park – Mozambique
Dhakla National Park – Morocco
Gerês National Park – Portugal
Giraffe Centre Sanctuary – Kenya
Haut Atlas Oriental National Park – Morocco.
Khenifiss National Park – Morocco.
Kilimanjaro National Park – Tanzania.
Table Mountain National Park Marine – South Africa