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Jericho has Died

by | Oct 31, 2016 |

  We are very sad to confirm the death of Jericho. We are still waiting for the details, but don't believe there was any foul play involved.  He was a majestic old lion that lived and died in the wild - just as it should be. Adieu old fellow, you will be greatly...

Hwange Game Count 2016

by | Sep 24, 2016 |

  Each year, the anticipation and excitement around Bulawayo of the up coming Hwange game count is palpable and wherever one goes during the weeks leading up to it, the question is asked “Are you going on the count this year?” Well, would we miss it? Not if we...

Quick note from Hwange

by | Sep 6, 2016 |

  We have just recently had a trip up to the Falls and Hwange and while staying in Main Camp, we managed to get around to see most of the pans in the area that are now operating with their solar units. We were delighted with the amount of water that is available...

Cecil’s Pride Alive and well – News from Wildcru

by | May 16, 2016 |

Cecil and the Trans Kalahari Predator Project May 13, 2016 The idiom has it that as time passes water flows under the bridge: David Macdonald observes that as we approach the anniversary of Cecil’s death that proverbial water has been a torrent, but amongst the...

Ostrich – Struthio camelus

by | Mar 14, 2016 |

The flightless ostrich is native to Africa and is the world’s largest bird. Its average lifespan in the wild is 30 to 40 years. It lives in savanna and desert, and weighs up to 155kg. Ostriches are the fastest runners of any 2-legged animal, and can sprint up to...

Waterfowl Count January 2016

by | Feb 2, 2016 |

We have just had a phenomenal birding trip up to Hwange for a week, mainly to conduct the African Waterfowl Census which is carried out each January and July. During our time in the park, we managed to record 222 bird species! It is a wonderful time to study the...

News from Hwange – January 2016

by | Jan 9, 2016 |

Rain in Hwange so far has been patchy and very scant, and the situation gives us cause for grave concern. Elephants started coming back from the south of the park and Botswana about two weeks ago indicating little relief for them there. So far there are numbers of...

Cecil’s Pint-Sized Gladiators

by | Dec 10, 2015 |

When we visited Hwange in mid-November, Cecil’s pride had not been seen for some weeks. We were very keen to find them, so we decided to drive to an area they’d been previously sighted, hoping – but not...

Rain in Hwange

by | Nov 27, 2015 |

  Hwange Mid-November 2015   We arrived to sweltering, sticky heat, and a hot, stifling wind. Clouds built up throughout the day with the magnificent promise of rain in sunsets streaked with glorious colour. But morning revealed clear, blue, cruelly...

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