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Volunteers Chris and Neve Wade from Australia visit Hippo Haven, October 2011

Oct 2, 2011 | Featured, Karen's blog

My 14 year old daughter and I spent 17 days volunteering at Hippo Haven in Sept and Oct 2011. In the end volunteering was the wrong word as we both felt very much a part of the extended family and it was very hard to leave. We were also lucky enough to share 3...

Sept. 2011 – Baby Hippo, Snares and more

Sep 20, 2011 | Video Blog

BonBon the baby hippo is filmed on land. Snare patrol & a young lion. Hazel the Vervet Monkey. The bush around Hippo Haven.

Sep. 2011 – Snakes in the bush who visited our home

Sep 2, 2011 | Video Blog

A Puff Adder in the gererator shed. Spotted Bush Snake in the Gazebo trying to eat a frog.

Aug. 2011 – Microlight flight over the bush and hippo closeups

Aug 20, 2011 | Video Blog

Jean-Roger takes a microlight flight over the Turgwe river. Closeups of some of the Turgwe hippos and crocodiles & a Pied Wagtail.

Aug. 2011 – Hippos on Land and Extras

Aug 4, 2011 | Video Blog

A number of the Turgwe hippos filmed on land including babies Maxie and BonBon. Other animals around Hippo Haven including Waterbuck, Dassies and Water Monitor. A couple of Baobabs, one an unusual shape and a black eagle nest.

July 2011 – The Bush, Baobab, Elephants and Hippos

Jul 22, 2011 | Video Blog

Views of the bush around Hippo Haven along with an unusually shaped baobab. Chubby and Tandee hippos, plus baby hippo BonBon. Some elephants visiting Hippo Haven, including a baby.

July 2011 – Elephants, Hippos & Snare Patrol

Jul 4, 2011 | Video Blog

A herd of 18 elephants visit Hippo Haven. The game scouts show the huge number of snares that they have removed so far this year, saving many animals from a horrible death.

June 2011 – New baby hippo BonBon nine weeks old

Jun 13, 2011 | Video Blog

More footage of BonBon, one of the new baby hippos.

June 2011 – Walking with Animals

Jun 3, 2011 | Video Blog

Karen takes a walk in the bush around Hippo Haven & meets some of the animals that live there.

Newsletter : 2011 Turgwe Hippo Trust

May 18, 2011 | Karen's blog

The Trust had just under 70 people visit the hippos during 2011. An increase in visitors thanks to the security situation having calmed down. These people came from the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Tanzania, Australia, Zimbabwe, USA, Germany, Switzerland and Latvia....