Surprise Hippo July 2016

Surprise Hippo July 2016

Jul 26, 2016 | Video Blog

Karen Paolillo has studied the Turgwe Hippos for over twenty years and she knows them all individually but even Karen can get a surprise sometimes and this time the appropriate surprise came from Surprise hippo. She was just wanting her food and it was taking too long...
Rock Python June 2016

Rock Python June 2016

Jun 25, 2016 | Video Blog

A large Rock Python filmed at Hippo Haven. ( If you have snake phobia do not watch this video ). Filmed and narrated by Karen Paolillo of The Turgwe Hippo Trust,...
Wonder Women Save Wild Baboon

Wonder Women Save Wild Baboon

May 4, 2016 | Karen's blog

With the agreement of Laura Simpson (the author of the lines below), here is a reprint of a wonderful post published by Care2 on their blog. Visit our friends at  and the original post is here. We already knew Karen has a passion for hippos but reality is even greater...
Kids from Southwell Shool (NZ) adopted 3 Hippos

Kids from Southwell Shool (NZ) adopted 3 Hippos

Apr 15, 2016 | Karen's blog

The Turgwe Hippo Trust have had very special help this April from 18 children aged 6 to 7 years. They are in class 2 at Southwell School, in Hamilton, New Zealand. These 7 little girls and 11 little boys had a bake off and they have raised enough monies to help 3...
Rocksie The Baboon March 2016

Rocksie The Baboon March 2016

Mar 24, 2016 | Video Blog

This is a film about a little baboon with a rather strange behaviour, collecting rocks. Filmed and narrated by Karen Paolillo of The Turgwe Hippo Trust,...
Africa Geographic : Hooray for hippos

Africa Geographic : Hooray for hippos

Feb 12, 2016 | Karen's blog

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

Urgent Need for Help : Severe Drought

Feb 4, 2016 | Karen's blog

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...