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TEMBIA – Possibly Shot on December 23rd 2022.
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...
Hippo Presentation at the Ondaatje Theatre in London
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...
SQUIGGLE (March 3rd 2013 to May 18th 2022)
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 Hosted at CBS-Evening News
Hi everyone the wonderful Chip Reid of CBS news just sent me the link to what he made for the hippos. I simply love it. Here it is for all that could not watch it last night in the US, like ourselves here in Zim A HUGE HIPPO HUG TO CHIP AND NINA REID. Chip for your...
2021 Calendars are available for ordering
Hello This year, Turgwe Hippo Trust proposes 2 calendars : the usual Hippo's calendar and the brand new wildlife's calendar. They are ready for shipment. So hurry to order them. Same price as last year. Traditional Hippo's calendar Featuring: Max, Kai, Tembia,...
A New Lady Hippo is waiting for a Name
The last hippo calf of this season for you to have a chance to name is a female I am ninety percent sure of. I have been waiting up until now to be sure of her sex. So if I am wrong and you have won the draw then I will let you change her name to a male name. In the...
Live Talk Sunday 5th with Dan Richardson
Catch-Up Session For those of you who missed the live program on Food for Thought on line with actor and animal activist Dan Richardson and Karen Paolillo, here is the link on youtube https://youtu.be/UGcvRbXJJGQ (it might appear a warning message from youtube asking...
Warthogs at Karen’s Haven
This photo shows eight of the 12 warthogs that find safety alongside seventy two baboons, thirty three vervet monkeys, 4 rescue cats, one mongoose, two bush pigs (called Bonny and Clyde) and any other animal who walks into the Trust’s headquarters. The families of...
Steve and his New Friends
Steve is seen here meeting warthogs for the very first time. There are at present 12 warthogs taking refuge at the Turgwe Hippo Trust. They come along every day for food which is encouraged, for there are a specific group of poachers in the area who target warthogs....
Steve : New Media Star
Steve hippo is quite the media star ! He has proved to be the cleverest young male hippo that has been studied by Karen. All young male hippos get chased away from their family pod from as early as two and a half years of age. It is normally their own mother who...
Max with Friends
This is Max who lives in Kuchek’s family of hippos close to the Turgwe Hippo Trust headquarters, with Kuchek the bull and his father in front of him. Max is four months old in this photo taken July 2020. Hippos live in harmony with the crocodiles and often they will...
Latest News from Squiggle
For all of you who follow Karen’s blog or check out the facebook page Karen Paolillo, or Turgwe Hippo Trust, you should remember Squiggle the slender mongoose. Squiggle was found by Karen under a log with still her umbilical chord attached and her eyes closed. There...