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Misleading Report of Theft
Friends of Hwange Trust would like to reassure everyone that the report currently circulating on social media regarding the theft of solar panels from Hwange National Park is misleading and erroneous. Although a couple of water pumps and a few solar panels have been...
Fire Prevention in Hwange
Hwange National Park along with all parks, reserves and recreational facilities in Zimbabwe, has been closed to the public for the past seven weeks due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The lack of tourism is having a disastrous knock on effect on the economy, but thanks to...
News Update March 2020
Greetings to all our Friends of Hwange supporters The long-awaited summer rains in Hwange National Park have been extremely patchy his year. The north west areas around Sinamatella and Robins have had good recent rainfall, but the Main Camp, central and southern parts...
Merry Christmas
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas filled with love and joy. Grateful and heartfelt thanks to all our loyal supporters. The Wildlife of Hwange salutes you all. May 2020 be filled with wild and wonderful adventures.
Reflections on the drought
It is always heart rending to watch fellow creatures suffer. During droughts, when water and food supplies become scarce and the harsh conditions take their toll on herbivores that require large amounts of these precious resources, it is human nature to feel compelled...
Game Count Oct 2019
Traveling to Hwange for the annual 24-hour game count, we could not remember ever seeing the road up from Bulawayo to the park so dry. Very few of the magnificent trees along the way had broken out in their summer flush and the sides of the road looked like dust...
A Brief Sojurn to Kennedy 1 May 2019
Having completed this year’s Tour de Hwange fund-raising ride held over Easter, six of us took the opportunity to have a couple of nights camping down at Kennedy One afterwards. Our stay at Robins Camp had been excellent and it was uplifting to see what has been done...

Tour de Hwange – Easter 2019
The 39th anniversary of Independence of our beautiful but, sadly, benighted country heralded the start of this year’s Tour de Hwange, a major fund raiser for Friends of Hwange Trust. This year, the event was held up at Robins and by 6pm on 18th April, almost all of...
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
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...
Recent News
Year-end Summary 2020
Coming to the end of a challenging year, we feel Friends of Hwange can count 2020 a success. Our...
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...
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,...
D.A.R.T Snare Wire Removal Update
From the 6th -11th September, Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association (ZPHGA)...
Elephants, Water and Droughts in HNP
An Overview by Dr Richard Hoare BVSc PhD The formal protection of Hwange in Zimbabwe dates from...
News Update Sept 2020
Reacting to public outrage and a legal challenge in early Sept 2020 against proposed coal mining...
Report from Dr Rob Rees (BVSC) – August 2020
Shakwankie Wilderness As previously reported in June 2020, more than 400 elephants died in the...
