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Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge; Rain and Rejuvenation, Snails and Wild Flowers…

Posted on January 24, 2015 by wineandwilddogs

At the beginning of 2015, I reminisce ….. Clive Stockil, through Tusk Trust, won the Prince William Award for a Lifetime Achievement in Conservation in 2013…here he is at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge with staff and the Award itself….. We now congratulate Richard … Continue reading →

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Reptilian Log stalks Nyala bull; Warthog watches!

Posted on January 23, 2015 by wineandwilddogs

Reptilian Log stalks Nyala bull; Warthog watches! Sitting on Chilo Gorge deck with binoculars, I scale across the fast-flowing brown water and up and down the far river bank to see what I can see. The Albida tree where I often … Continue reading →

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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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Malilangwe Magic; Crocodile Mothers…..

Posted on October 18, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

In September, we shared crocodile love and Malilangwe Magic with our dear friends……Ian and Jane Craig of Lewa Conservancy and Northern Rangelands Trust, Kenya, and Willy and Sue Roberts of Sirikoi Lodge, Kenya. Driving first to our Senuko home in … Continue reading →

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Lowveld rainy season and funky frogs; Elephants, and more elephants…

Posted on October 17, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

October…Suicide month…alternating bouts of heat, with panting plants wilting in the intense sunlight, and then, overnight, cool blasts of wind, bringing slanting rain and lightening streaking across the Gonarezhou wilderness opposite Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge. This is a month of … 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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Frankfurt Zoo and Gonarezhou Conservation Project; Wild dogs and predators

Posted on April 29, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

The Frankfurt Zoo has heartwarming initiatives in Gonarezhou National Park….which is part of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park…. follow this link for general news…… Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt- Gonarezhou Conservation Project. here is Hugo van der Westhuizen and a scout team, with recovered … Continue reading →

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Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, Painted Wolf Wines, African wild dogs and Marathons…..

Posted on March 28, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

African wild dogs! my passion….. Unique to Africa, and endangered, these special predators are resident in only 9.4% of their historical range of sub-Saharan Africa. Given that wild dogs are a wide-ranging species that require plenty of space, large … Continue reading →

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Waterfalls and Sunrises, Giant snails and rain at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, Gonarezhou, in Zimbabwe….

Posted on February 4, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

The fabulous wet season at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, Gonarezhou, in Zimbabwe…. What a season…we have not seen the vast floods that have engulfed parts of Britain recently, but in our African context, we have had fabulous rains, enough to … Continue reading →

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Greenline Magazine -Clive Stockil, Prince William and Gonarezhou…..

Posted on January 29, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

What a fabulous Zimbabwean conservation magazine!… click here to get insightful articles on Gonarezhou, Tusk Trust, Clive Stockil and the Prince William Award, (including Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge)…. Greenline Magazine – Greenline Magazine – Issue 3 2013.

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