CECIL’S PRIDE UPDATE – latest news

  The death of Cecil the Lion in July 2015 sparked intense public interest in the fate of Cecil’s pride and progeny left behind. This is the latest news:   Cecil’s pride is comprised of three lionesses and seven of his offspring of which five are females and...
Tour de Hwange Report 1st June 2018

Tour de Hwange Report 1st June 2018

  The “Tour de Hwange” held in Hwange National Park last week went well with lots of fun and good game viewing. We are very grateful to all the riders for their considerable effort and support. Thanks also to the Area Manager for granting authority to host the...
Tour de Hawange Update

Tour de Hawange Update

Update 10th May  Preparations for the Tour de Hwange are going well. The riders are ready after weeks of hard training and are now very excited to participate in the event. The group of riders call themselves the “Trotting Porkers” as in the beginning they took up...
Tour de Hwange 2018

Tour de Hwange 2018

For many years, Friends of Hwange Trust has been working to provide water for wildlife in Hwange National Park. This amazing conservation haven has no surface water in the dry winter months from April to November, so water must be pumped from underground sources to...

Painted Dog Rescue – February 2018

Early last week a snared painted dog was spotted by some guides at the Kashawe Wilderness Camp in Sinamatella. The dog was a member of an un-collared pack of 18 dogs that had been moving around that area. Because painted dogs are notoriously difficult to track down...

Recent Hwange Visit

How lovely it was to see the park looking so lush on a recent trip to Hwange. Some early widespread rain has clothed the veld in glorious shades of green. Delicate new Mopane leaves, waxy and glistening, range in colour from pale yellow and orange to deep russet red,...