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Africa Geographic : Hooray for hippos
Africa Geographic just published an awesome post about hippos on the blog. Please visit urgently their blog at this address We are rebloging their first page, mentioning Karen and her passion for saving hippos in the Turgwe River. Like many large mammals...
Urgent Need for Help : Severe Drought
Dear Friends We are in a state of emergency as our rains appear to have failed. Normally our rains begin middle of November and finish by late April. To date we have only had six days where we had rain with a total of just over 5 inches (125mm). We need your help, any...
Africa Geographic : The hippos in the drought
Africa Geographic has just released a new post on their blog. Their original post is published at AfricaGeographic.com/blog/the-hippos-in-the-drought. The post was written by Karen. I have lived through two droughts in the south-east Lowveld of Zimbabwe,...
Special Donation for A Stay at Hippo Haven
Your endless generosity deserves to be rewarded, donate now and win a stay for two at Turgwe Hippo Trust. For a donation of US$100, 65GBP or 90Euro, two people will be able to stay at Turgwe Hippo Trust for ten nights between May and September 2016 (This does not...
Support Turgwe Hippo Trust Buying Karen’s Book
Karen Paolillo's book A HIPPO LOVE STORY is available here as a signed copy. It can be also purchased at any Exclusive book store in South Africa or from Penguin Publishers South Africa direct. As well for Australian and New Zealand hippo supporters you...
It’s a Boy, Welcome to George !
It's a BOY! This is GEORGE, our ROYAL baby Hippo. Named by Helen Capps of the UK, this little darling was born mid December and his Mother is Tacha and father Kuchek. So George is another little male to join the other calves in the boys' band, Banky and Darrow. We...
Turgwe Trust on IntrepidExplorer
Karen Paolillo and the Turgwe Hippo Trust centre page spread in Intrepid Explorer magazine.(SA) Written by Rachel Arnold. Here is the article they wrote and you can also download the pdf file using the link at the bottom of the page. Enjoy reading. The full post in...
A Look Back 2014 at Turgwe Hippo Trust
A big thank to Cinda who designed this beautiful look back what happened during 2014. This has been a great year for the hippos with two births. At the end of Cinda's document, you will be able to participate to the naming of Tacha's new baby, just born for christmas....
Holiday Fund Drive
Thanks to the works of our volunteer from USA, we have this fancy call for Christmas fund Drive.
Recognised Authors warmly welcome Karen as their new peer
Karen has received great comments from highly recognised authors. Here are their comments welcoming Karen as a fellow published author. Freshly added: a review from Book Shop owner.
A HIPPO LOVE STORY : Readers’ Comments
Dear readers, I hope that you enjoyed my 'Hippo Love Story'. Feel free to add your comments on the book and share with all of us about your feelings. Love Karen