Wild is Life Trust and ZEN

Wild is Life Trust and ZEN We are a genuine wildlife & landscape conservation operation. We rescue, rehabilitate & rewild orphaned and injured animals in Zimbabwe.

We offer our special visitors a life-changing, unique experience, embracing our holistic culture of care.

12/10/2026

Thank you Abx for using your voice and influence to speak about the importance of protecting habitats and wild spaces in Zimbabwe 🐘🇿🇼🙏🏽

We know that and , the work we do at is working toward this goal - for this generations and more to come.

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NO signs of poaching were detected! 🐘🌿👏 This may sound small, but it’s actually a huge feat for our team. This was the e...
06/10/2026

NO signs of poaching were detected! 🐘🌿👏 This may sound small, but it’s actually a huge feat for our team.

This was the encouraging news from recent ranger patrols deep within Panda Masuie where our elephant rewilding takes place.

Working alongside experienced Forestry Protection Unit officers, our Rangers are the eyes and ears of the forest, detecting threats, monitoring wildlife and helping keep these precious wild spaces safe.

And what did they find? Elephants, sable, roan antelope, kudu, zebra and buffalo, plus tracks from lions, leopards and even African painted dogs.

And thankfully no humans interfering with the wild landscape! Just as it should be 💚

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30/09/2026

Here comes beautiful Murphy, wandering down for a cool sunset drink. 🐘🌅💧

It is such a joy to see this young elephant thriving, and if you look closely, you may notice another little milestone: Murphy’s tusks are starting to come through!

African elephants of both sexes can grow tusks. These are actually elongated incisor teeth, which usually begin to become visible at around two years old. Young males may show theirs a little earlier, sometimes from around 18 months, and as elephants grow, male tusks generally become thicker and heavier than those of females.

Those tiny tusks still have plenty of growing to do. Elephant tusks continue growing throughout their lives and become important tools for digging, stripping bark and foraging.

For now, we are simply delighted to watch Murphy grow, little tusks and all.

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28/09/2026

Duffle might just be… up the duff! 🦊🤭💕

We have our suspicions that our beautiful bat-eared fox, Duffle, may be expecting, although for now, we are watching and waiting before making anything official!

If she is pregnant, we could have some very tiny, very big-eared new arrivals in our future. Bat-eared foxes have a relatively short gestation of around 60 to 70 days, usually giving birth to one to six babies, known as kits or pups.

And bat-eared fox parenting is rather lovely. Mum’s main job is nursing her kits, while Dad takes on much of the childcare, guarding, grooming and watching over the little ones while she heads off to feed so Muffle has his work cut out for him.

Stay tuned, as we hope to welcome some babies to our wild family soon 🤞🏽

The water situation at Panda Masuie has now been peacefully and constructively resolved. ❤️💦🙏🏽We are able to pump from t...
27/09/2026

The water situation at Panda Masuie has now been peacefully and constructively resolved. ❤️💦🙏🏽

We are able to pump from the dam again and the Ellie’s are able to cool off appropriately. In addition, all the wildlife in the vicinity are able to quench their thirst during these scorching days of summer.

We are most grateful to the Lower Gwayi Sub-Catchment Council, as well as the land owner for reaching a peaceful compromise, with grace and understanding.

In addition we are installing a new borehole, although it requires 2km of piping to get it to site. This has been funded by a very generous donor, whom we will champion in the coming days.

Thank you all for your concern and assistance in getting this urgent problem resolved.

Warmly,
Roxy Danckwerts
CEO and Founder
Wild is Life Trust

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26/09/2026

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It is with the greatest of sadness that we have had to say farewell to Mateo Mambe, who passed away this past weekend, a...
24/09/2026

It is with the greatest of sadness that we have had to say farewell to Mateo Mambe, who passed away this past weekend, after a long illness. Many of you will remember Mateo as the original Carer of Marimba, the pangolin.

Mateo described Marimba as his own child and treated her with the dedication, kindness and genuine affection that a parent will show their children. He has cared for Marimba for twenty two years.

He was originally from Mozambique and would often speak Portuguese with some of our guests. He had such a grand heart, an endless smile and has been a dedicated member of the Wild is Life Team for longer than I can remember.

He was truly a legend and will be profoundly missed, but never forgotten. Marimba, in particular, will miss his gentle stroking, riding on his shoulders, or wandering through the bushveld, searching for ants. Marimba’s scales have been worn down to be almost completely smooth now, from Mateo’s gentle handling.

A giant amongst men. Vale, dearest Mr Mateo. 💔

We are very excited to share that the hard back edition of Pippi Bubblebum is coming very soon! Plus the first 150 copie...
21/09/2026

We are very excited to share that the hard back edition of Pippi Bubblebum is coming very soon!

Plus the first 150 copies will be signed by our founder, Roxy Danckwerts - who beautifully authored and illustrated this magical children’s book 😍📚🦏

Comment “Rhino” below to get your name on the waiting list.

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Harare

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Tuesday 15:30 - 18:30
Wednesday 15:30 - 18:30
Thursday 15:30 - 18:30
Friday 15:30 - 18:30
Saturday 15:30 - 18:30

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