Another Brick in the Wall

Another Brick in the Wall

Apr 8, 2024 | Blog, Video, Video Blog

Delivery of Bricks Delivery of bricks to build storage shed for the hay and also feed for the hippos and other wildlife in the drought.  This is all thanks to hippo supporters in the first appeal.  We love you...
Comments about Karen’s New Book

Comments about Karen’s New Book

Mar 17, 2024 | Blog, Karen's blog

There is a review of my book “HIPPOS, A MONGOOSE AND ME” at Se7en.org Please read it at : www.se7en.org.za/2024/02/23/hippos-a-mongoose-and-me-a-virtual-book-launch There are also other reviews on amazon so here are a couple of things that were said on...
Extraordinary Animal Behaviour

Extraordinary Animal Behaviour

Mar 17, 2024 | Video Blog

This talk by Karen Paolillo author of ‘Hippos, a mongoose and me’ talks a little bit about some of the animals in the book which of course includes the hippos alongside images and videos of some amazing animal behavior. We hope you will all...
Christmas 2023

Christmas 2023

Dec 21, 2023 | Video Blog

Christmas 2023 or Holiday Season for those that prefer that name 2023 Turgwe Hippo Trust. A Selection of some of the wildlife that you are helping by adopting a hippo. Donating, purchasing merchandise or coming here as a paying guest/volunteer and meeting the animals....
Happenings At Turgwe Hippo Trust

Happenings At Turgwe Hippo Trust

Dec 20, 2023 | Blog, Karen's blog

I have been remiss at writing an update for you as to what has been happening at the Turgwe Hippo Trust in the last several months.  So in a nutshell I will try to fill you all in. Thanks to many of you, we have managed to stay afloat this year, which has not been...
TEMBIA  – Possibly Shot on December 23rd 2022.

TEMBIA  – Possibly Shot on December 23rd 2022.

Jul 3, 2023 | Karen's blog

Son of Bob and Lace, born June 16th 1993. Possibly Shot on December 23rd 2022. I have been putting off writing this news hoping against hope that I would not have to, but now I feel I have to say what I think has occurred.  On December 23rd 2022 I was given a report...
New Pan 6th June 2023

New Pan 6th June 2023

Jun 6, 2023 | Video Blog

49 wonderful hippo supporters kindly donated toward this new pan for the wild animals. First we hired a bulldozer from our neighbours and dug out the area for the pan. Then it has had reinforcement mats put down and then concrete and cement to build on to them. It is...
Hippo Presentation at the Ondaatje Theatre in London

Hippo Presentation at the Ondaatje Theatre in London

Apr 26, 2023 | Blog, Karen's blog

Karen Paolillo Founder of Turgwe Hippo Trust will be giving a hippo presentation at the Ondaatje theatre in London, at the Royal Geographical Society, on 26th September. Here is the programme for the event. You can download the full programme as a PDF file, click here...
Steve hippo Feb 2023

Steve hippo Feb 2023

Feb 6, 2023 | Video Blog

Steve hippo came to our home 4th February in daylight in the rain. His wounds have healed so well and he looks amazing. Hope you all enjoy Love Karen and all the hippos....