New Year in Hwange – 2024

Greetings and compliments of the New Year to you. After the long, hot, dry months of searing heat, the Park is heaving a tentative sigh of relief, and starting to come alive again as the rains begin to fall, albeit scantily and scattered. The pumped pans that were...

Festive Greetings – Dec 2023

Carmine Bee-eater – Image Credit Dave Dell A big shout out to everyone who has assisted Friends of Hwange not only in the past few weeks, but throughout 2023. As you are aware, the situation in Hwange National Park has been extremely dry and very tough in recent...

Dust and Drought – Dec 2023

Hwange National Park (HNP) is firmly gripped in the devastating clutches of the worst drought we have experienced for decades. The 2022/23 rainy season ended early and by October food supplies for the wildlife were substantially diminished and fresh water came at a...

News update – Oct/Nov 2023

In Hwange National Park (HNP) at this time of year the heat is inescapable and oppressive with temperatures soaring to 40C plus. The heat drains the last reserves of energy from all but the strongest. Cumulous clouds build up daily but seldom come to much. In the last...

News Update September 2023

As the weather warms up, we are readying ourselves for the hot, dry season ahead. Many areas of the park are already parched with high numbers of elephants returning from southern parts of the park daily. We’re bracing ourselves for several very tough months ahead....

FOH – News in March 2023

Greetings from a wet, green Hwange National Park. Happily, the rains during January and February and March 2023 have been prolific resulting in lush, thick vegetation and very tall grass. The rain has eased off now, but conditions remain somewhat soggy although...