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...

News Update Sept 2020

Reacting to public outrage and a legal challenge in early Sept 2020 against proposed coal mining within Hwange National Park, the Zimbabwe government has announced that “Mining on all areas held by National Parks is banned”. This is a...

Report from Dr Rob Rees (BVSC) – August 2020

Shakwankie Wilderness As previously reported in June 2020, more than 400 elephants died in the Okavango Panhandle area in Botswana of undetermined causes. On the 4th July Hwange Lion Research (HLR) undertook a camera trap survey in the Shakwankie Wilderness Area of...

Critical Work in Hwange

Covid-19 has turned the world upside down. Conservation wise, a disaster is unfolding as communities around our National Parks become hungry and desperate. With the lockdown still in place and inter-city travel banned, there are few eyes and ears in our Parks to...

Elephant Deaths in Botswana

Reports of deaths of elephants north of the Okavango Delta in Botswana is cause for much concern. The first carcass was found on the 11th May, 2020 near Seronga and the death toll has now risen to over 400. Both sexes and all ages are dying. Reports indicate that the...