News Update – February 2025

News Update – February 2025

Rain has been a subject of keen discussion recently. After a period of almost three weeks, between the end of January and mid-February, the wet season being over was a very real possibility. We were finally relieved of the taunting daily cloud build up with a...
Hwange – Christmas 2024

Hwange – Christmas 2024

Greetings and compliments of the New Year to all. May 2025 be filled with magical moments and memories. It was with some trepidation that we drove to Hwange National Park for Christmas. The drought throughout 2024 was awful and the onset of the 2024/25 rainy season...
End of Year Report – Dec 2024

End of Year Report – Dec 2024

Devastating drought conditions all through 2024 have meant we’ve faced another extremely tough year. There have been some low points, but there have also been many highs. The decision to take on Jason Friend late last year as our FOH Operations manager to oversee work...

Hwange Game Count – Oct 2024

Zimbabwe experienced a disastrous 2023/24 rainy season culminating in the worst drought we have experienced in decades, so the prospect of doing the annual 24-hour game count in Hwange wasn’t as appealing as usual. The count was held in the middle of October when the...

Drought Crisis

Testament to catastrophic drought conditions, the bulk of the elephant have already migrated towards the northern areas of Hwange National Park and buffalo are congregating into large herds far earlier than usual, the sure sign of a tough season ahead. Most of the...

Friends of Hwange Update – May 2024

The 23/24 rainy season has been one of the worst on record. Patchy in places, with some areas receiving a bit more than others, there has been no significant difference in the general rainfall pattern throughout Hwange National Park. The total to date at Main Camp has...