What’s Up in Hwange in June?

That we’re already halfway through 2021 is hard to believe! The winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere has come and gone and the days will slowly start to get longer. The mornings and evenings in Hwange are crisp, dry and bitterly cold – so cold that Gary...

Classic Car Safari May 2021 – A Fabulous Adventure

A very special adventure, filled with much laughter, Friends of Hwange Trust feels privileged to have been chosen as the conservation recipient of the funds generated from the Classic Car Safari. Superbly organised by Taylors Africa in early May, what a fun ride it...
News Update Feb 2021

News Update Feb 2021

Greetings from a glorious, wet, green, Hwange. So far this season the Park has been blessed with abundant, life-giving rainfall. Many of the pans are full or nearly full. Animals with adorable, diminutive offspring abound and the recovery of the vegetation is...

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...