Year-end Summary 2020

Coming to the end of a challenging year, we feel Friends of Hwange can count 2020 a success. Our solar powered water pumps kept up a ceaseless water flow to all the pans which was critically important this year due to the extremely harsh conditions that were...

D.A.R.T Buffalo Snare Removal in Dete Annexe

Cape Buffalo look fairly similar to Asian Water Buffalo and domestic cattle but having a shared superficial appearance is where any similarity ends! These wild African bovids are formidable beasts. When injured or provoked they’ve earned a fearsome reputation for...

A Covid operation – Game Count in Hwange 2020

With a name rather like a secret undercover operation, Covid-19 has thrown the world into a spin, with an untold number of events having to be postponed or abandoned. So, there was much delight when WEZ Matabeleland received permission to go ahead with this year’s...

D.A.R.T Snare Wire Removal Update

From the 6th -11th September, Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association (ZPHGA) Representative and Professional Guide John Laing (Batoka Lodges) arrived with a third team of Learner Guides from Victoria Falls. Under the watchful eye of a National Parks...

Elephants, Water and Droughts in HNP

An Overview by Dr Richard Hoare BVSc PhD The formal protection of Hwange in Zimbabwe dates from 1928. At that time most game species were at low concentrations and elephants in particular were very rare.  From the outset, however, the only permanent surface water...