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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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Greetings and compliments of the New Year to you all. Apologies for the very long delay in sending out a current newsletter. The lack of news does not mean we have been inactive – in fact the opposite is true! Picking up from where we left off in March 2022 Gary was...

The dust has settled after the 2022 Taylor’s Africa Classic Car Safari Rally that took place in early May. Friends of Hwange is a beneficiary, and was delighted to assist with logistics. Once again, a wonderful, fun time was had by all who were fortunate enough to...

A quick working visit to the Park a few weeks back revealed very thick bush and green open grasslands. The Camelthorn trees, Acacia erioloba, were sporting a bountiful crop of pods providing valuable nutrition for the ellies. Some of the Zambezi teak trees, Baikaea...

It’s the season of new babies in Hwange. Warthogs with diminutive hoglets appeared early this year, impala are dropping their lambs after holding back for some time, and wildebeest nurseries are appearing on the plains, not to mention frenetic activity from nesting...