News - February 2012
Completion of Wildlife Laboratory and Clinic
In late 2009 we received approval from Zimbabwe National Parks and Management Authority to go ahead with our plans for building the Wild Horizons Trust Wildlife Laboratory and Clinic. This facility will enable to the Trust to provide a better quality of care to injured, abandoned, snared, and orphaned wildlife. We have completed the building of the facility and are just finishing up with trying to now equip and furnish the building. Click here for more info!
Bovine Tuberculosis and Foot and Mouth Disease Survey

In July and August of 2011r we undertook a project in which we immobilized buffalo, and tested livestock in the Victoria Falls area for the presence of Bovine Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Rift Valley Fever and Foot and Mouth Disease. Although these diseases are not fatal to buffalo they can be detrimental to other wildlife species, livestock and humans if transmitted. To read more about this project please click here!
Human Wildlife Conflict
The residents in the rural area are used to seeing elephant and lion around. However when those animals come into the communal lands and kill livestock or crop raid they greatly reduce both the food supply and sustainability of rural farmers. In an effort to determine the scale of this human wildlife conflict, WHWT together with Hwange Lion Research are undertaking a project in which we will be surveying the rural community. Furthermore, a response team will be established to react to any conflict incidents with predators. This is the first step in trying to evaluate the conflicts before mitigation solutions can be adopted and implemented. To read more Please Click Here!
Rhino Conservation using DNA mapping

With the poaching of Rhino (both black and white) on the rise, conservationists are doing everything they can to try and deter the organized syndicates that are slaughtering the animals. We have taken the steps to DNA map all of the rhino remaining in National Parks in Zimbabwe. Working together with ZPWMA and the Dept. of Vet Services, Wildlife Unit we are working to analyze the DNA of every animal. How does this work to improve the status of rhino? ....Click here to learn more about this project
Darting in 2011

With the rainy season upon us, we have finally had a decline in the number of calls for snare removal. In 2011, we darted three warthog, five buffalo, two impala, one waterbuck and seven elephant. We took in two young buffalo calfs when their respective mothers had to be euthanized due to horrendous snare wounds, and a young elephant calf with badly septic wounds, which subsequently passed away. In 2010, the Wild Horizons Wildlife Trust worked together with National Parks and VFAPU to dart twelve warthogs, seven buffalo, four elephant, three impala, one kudu, one zebra, one lion and one Painted Dog all of which were snared or injured...click here for more info
Introducing Sylvester

In April 2010 a baby cheetah lay orphaned in the lowveld of Zimbabwe. All four of its siblings had been killed and it was the sole survivor with no mother when a local game scout found the young cheetah. Sylvester the game scout brought the cub back to his supervisors who then hand raised the baby cheetah. In November 2010 the cheetah was re-homed to Wild Horizons Wildlife Orphanage and Sanctuary. Sylvester the cheetah is now an ambassador cat educating people about the plight of cheetah in this area and need for conservation. For more information on Sylvester please click here!