Last week Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust made international news for the leadership role it played in discovering that a little-studied bacterium was responsible for the series of widely reported mysterious elephant mortalities in Zimbabwe in 2020. It’s an important discovery, and we’re proud of our team who, along with international team members, helped unravel the cause of death. Our own Dr Chris Foggin co-authored the paper which was released to the scientific community last week.

Earlier this month, we rescued a snared hyena that we had been trying to catch for over a year! Baits, traps, free-darting, and call-ups had all failed to catch the distressed animal, but at last, a local tip-off led to its rescue (you can read more below).

Wins like these keep us strong, especially at this time of year. The end of the dry season is often harrowing in this part of the world and in this line of work: it is relentlessly hot, and food and water are scarce for many animals. This puts immense pressure on both wildlife and people.

Thank you for being there for us. Whether it’s through cheering us on or donating where you can, every show of support keeps us inspired to keep going.