Net Mogul Greg Carr Dedicates $40 Million To Rebuild Mozambique Park

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MAPUTO — U.S. Internet mogul Greg Carr has committed up to $40 million of his own cash to help rebuild a game park in Mozambique which he hopes to restock with animals from elsewhere in Africa.

Carr, former chairman of Prodigy Internet and Boston Technology, told Reuters on Friday he wanted Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique to recapture its place as a leading eco-tourism destination in southern Africa. The park, which lies at the southern end of Africa's Rift Valley, was largely destroyed during Mozambique's 16-year civil war that ended in 1992.

The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Carr Foundation has managed the 3,770 sq km (1,455 sq mile) park for a year under an agreement with the government, which it is seeking to extend to at least 30 years, wildlife conservationists say.

"I have committed personal funds in excess of $30-to-$40 million (to develop the park)," Carr told Reuters in an interview. He said he was looking for other foreign partners to fund the park, which is also supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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