Category Archives: Poaching

Baobab Christmas Tree and Festive Season at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge

Posted on December 13, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

What a pleasure it is for Clive Stockil and I  to arrive at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, rain imminent, ground steaming in anticipation! Afternoon tea on the deck brings a stunning sight… Out of the thick green canopy that lines the swelling … Continue reading →

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WORLD RHINO DAY

Posted on September 22, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

World Rhino Day is today, 22nd September….and Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge has high hopes for the future re-introduction of rhinos into Gonarezhou, our pristine Zimbabwean wilderness…. Read this message from Elsabe Van Der Westhuizen of Frankfurt Zoological Society, September 2013: … Continue reading →

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The Story of “Snare”, a special African wild dog…..

Posted on September 16, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

“Snare” – my paintings and sketches before and after removal of the wire around her neck. Continue reading →

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Extinction is forever…..Russet Rhinos must survive!

Posted on August 29, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

Extinction is forever. It will be a sad day if ever we can not see these wonderful creatures called ‘Rhinos’ in the wild…..   Here at Senuko Ranch in the Save Valley Conservancy, and contiguous with the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier … Continue reading →

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African wild dog pups make life worth living…

Posted on August 7, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

Nyarushanga Pack-a Diary by Lin Barrie An African wild dog den in an old warthog burrow, in a termite mound near a huge rocky hill (a ‘kopjie’) on Senuko Ranch in the Save Valley Conservancy. GPS co-ordinates: 36K0401936-7719474 Seven pups … Continue reading →

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Bootcamp, ballet and rhinos….!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

At home in Harare after the British trip, and after the variable weather of the British Isles, we enjoy the warmth of our Harare garden, and catch up with Kelli’s news…after months of fitness Bootcamp and eight weeks of intense … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Ecological Trust of Zimbabwe, (WET)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

In response to the tragic Elephant poisoning in Hwange, The Wildlife Ecological Trust (WET), has been set up. On 13th November we attended the WET dinner, back in Harare, raising money for efforts country wide to curb poaching of our … Continue reading →

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LIKELY success: how Zimbabwe has become a global leader in rhino conservation

Posted on October 9, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Unlikely success: how Zimbabwe has become a global leader in rhino conservation. Read this link, very heartwarming, great article, thank you all…but I do NOT feel that we have an ‘unlikely’ success story here…we have a very LIKELY success story…Zimbabwe has … Continue reading →

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A Story of Survival against the odds……………..

Posted on February 26, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Eclipse was a young wild dog within our Mambira Pack on Senuko, whom I got to know personally, naming her so because of a beautiful full-moon, eclipse-shaped mark on her left side….. At the beginning of this year, 2013, I … Continue reading →

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