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New 2020 Turgwe Hippo Trust Calendar is ready
Hello The new 2020 Turgwe Hippo Trust calendar is ready. Featuring: TACHA, KAI,STEVE,KUCHEK,BOBON, RELIEF,TEMBIA, GRACE, HARVEY, CHEEKY,HORATIO, BECKY,BABA,LAURA, TSAKUS & ODILE UK supporters, select £ and calendar will be shipped from UK. European...
Winner of the 2019 visit in Hippo Haven is …
Hello all We have published the video of the draw for finding the winner of the 2019 visit at the trust. Visit the vimeo link and discover who will be the happy winner. Congratulations. Karen and the hippos.
Surprise Is Mother Again
Surprise hippo has eventually had a new calf. You now have the opportunity of naming this baby and become one of his or her supporters. We do not yet know the sex, Surprise has in the past had both male and female calves. To date Surprise has given birth to the...
DVD DOUBLE. Presentation by KAREN PAOLILLO of THE TURGWE HIPPO TRUST
DVD DOUBLE. PRESENTATION BY KAREN PAOLILLO OF THE TURGWE HIPPO TRUST, ZIMBABWE. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY-ONDAATJE THEATRE, LONDON 21ST NOVEMBER 2017. With video of audience, small hippo video intro, introduction by Jill Robinson, MBE. CEO & Founder...
Back Home in Zimbabwe
On arriving home at Hippo Haven from the longest time we have left here in over 27 years, 4.5 weeks, it was very hard in some ways. I had the honour of giving my presentation about the hippos at the Royal Geographic Society, Ondaatje Theatre in London, meeting some...
Patrick Mavros Gifts are Available for Christmas
At the end of my presentation in London at the Royal Geographic Society on November 21st, the wonderful Mr. Patrick Mavros stood up and kindly donated yet again amazing gifts to the Turgwe Hippo Trust. He has designed and has made in an amazingly quick time these...
Wonderfull Success for Karen’s presentation at the Royal Geographic Society
The presentation at the Ondaatje Theatre, Royal Geographic Society by Karen Paolillo was a wonderful success. Everyone who attended appeared to be fully concentrated on the talk. The amazing Jill Robinson, Founder of Animals Asia, of China and Vietnam introduced...
And the Winner Is ….
Check the video on Vimeo website at this address to discover who won the raffle of the stay at Hippo Haven during 2018. Congratulations to the winner.
Welcome Steve or Stephanie
The new star of the herd has got a firstname : Steve if a boy or Stephanie if a girl. Let's see how it will grow up !! Thanks for your participation in the naming process, congrats to the happy winner. Check Vimeo footage of the draw.
A New Star is Born at TurgweTrust
New baby hippo born around September 18th, mother is Relief and father Kuchek. It could quite possibly be a male as it is a large calf but we will have to be patient and wait to find out. You now have the chance to name this baby. I would suggest if you enter this...
Win A Stay With Us during 2018
Your Endless Generosity Needs to Be Rewarded Again Donate now and win a stay for two at Turgwe Hippo Trust during 2018. For a donation of US$135, or 101 GBP or 115 Euros, two people will be able to spend ten (10) nights at the Trust (this does not...
The Hippo Lady of Zimbabwe at Ondaatje Theatre in LONDON, Nov 21st, 2017
Come along to an entertaining and uplifting evening at the Ondaatje Theatre, Royal Geographic Society, London, UK. Hear directly from Karen Paolillo the inspiring story of how she lives with the Turgwe Hippos and has accumulated two and a half decades of intimate...