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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...
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
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,...
Darting Hat Trick
With the continuing deterioration of the socio-economic situation in the country, we have seen an increase of snaring for bushmeat in and around the boundaries of Hwange National Park. Animals caught in snares are doomed to a terrible, slow, agonizing death. The...
The Life of Bhubezi the Lion
This is the story of Bhubezi the Lion as told by Brent Stapelkamp. The Ndebele people in Zimbabwe say that there are two kinds of lions. One, called Ilawo, is a young, nomadic lion that preys on livestock and conflicts with people. The other, called Bhubezi, is a...
Recent News
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...
Critical Work in Hwange
Covid-19 has turned the world upside down. Conservation wise, a disaster is unfolding as...
Elephant Deaths in Botswana
Reports of deaths of elephants north of the Okavango Delta in Botswana is cause for much concern....
Misleading Report of Theft
Friends of Hwange Trust would like to reassure everyone that the report currently circulating on...
