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....
Christmas 2022

Christmas 2022

Dec 4, 2022 | Video Blog

  Holiday greetings and a very Happy Christmas to all supporters of the Turgwe Hippo Trust. We hope everyone has a happy festive time and that happiness will follow you all into the New Year. I thank every single one of you who has donated, volunteered and donated,...
Karen and the Warthogs, November 2022

Karen and the Warthogs, November 2022

Nov 24, 2022 | Video Blog

Karen Paolillo only gives supplementary feeding to wild animals that come to Turgwe Hippo Trust headquarters for sanctuary. Over the years many warthogs have been poached but by coming to Hippo Haven they have a safe place to visit, and they tend to stay in burrows...
Pangolin, hyena and painted wild dogs August 2022

Pangolin, hyena and painted wild dogs August 2022

Aug 28, 2022 | Video Blog

  A rare appearance of a live Pangolin at Hippo Haven. Amazing film of Hyena calling and intimate scenes of Painted Wild Dogs. Filmed and narrated by Karen Paolillo. The Turgwe Hippo Trust is the only non-profit conservation project for wild hippos in Africa. Adopt...
SQUIGGLE (March 3rd 2013 to May 18th 2022)

SQUIGGLE (March 3rd 2013 to May 18th 2022)

May 19, 2022 | Karen's blog

I never knew that pain could be as severe as it is now inside of my body. In my years of loving animals I have had many pass over the rainbow bridge and in every loss the sorrow, the grief, and guilt has enveloped me. Yet today it is more than that, it is a loss like...
Karen’s Live Interview

Karen’s Live Interview

May 13, 2022 | Video, Video Blog

Karen’s Interview with ‘What Does The Giraffe Say Media’. I do hope you all enjoy.  You will see that later in the chat Squiggle mongoose  joins Karen J also it cuts out about half way through but  keep watching as we do reconnect, the joys of no...