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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...

The Annual Hwange Game Count, organised by WEZ Matabeleland, is always an adventure. This was the 52nd count with 90 teams participating throughout the park. It was encouraging to welcome back a few teams from South Africa and to see some Parks’ staff teams taking...

We made a quick working visit to drop a consignment of medical supplies at the Main Camp clinic at the end of July. Night-time temperatures plummeted to below zero, but the days were balmy. Vegetation is prolific with abundant, dry grass. A block of ground on the...

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...

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...