NEWZ @ TENIKWA
Chaka and Thandi stretching their legs
August has absolutely flown away with us. Although quiet on the tourist front, our rehab has been busy as you can see from the stats with 17 new admissions to the hospital in August. Snorkey made the headlines with his release into Amakhala. He has been kept in a boma until now, but now it's the big world for him. Here's a link to the article in The Herald - he looks happy to be back where he belongs.. Snorkey story
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CRAZEE CAT DAY
Are you a cat lover or would you like to experience a day in the life at an animal sanctuary? Due to numerous requests for a more comprehensive visit to Tenikwa, we have created an ALL DAY program just for you. Start at 07h30 with the Sunrise Cheetah Walk, and then get a personal introduction to the rest of the cats at Tenikwa on the Wild Cat Experience Tour. After this, you roll up your sleeves and join our animal keepers for several hours of animal enrichment, grooming sessions and assistance with the daily care of our cats, breaking for lunch mid-day. It's a lot of fun, exclusive, and very interesting as well. The program ends with a Sunset Cheetah Walk through indigenous Tsitsikamma Forest and Cape Floral Fynbos with wine and snacks afterwards as the sun sets.Read more on The Crazee Cat Day52 TOWNSHIP DOGS NOW HAVE A BETTER LIFE
For 52 Kurland Village animals, life just got a whole lot better. On 5th Sept, Tenikwa sponsored a mass sterilisation clinic at the nearby township of Kurland Village. Vets from Knysna Vet Clinic, Plett Vet Clinic, Knysna Animal Welfare and George State vet donated their time, and we could rely as always on our faithful regular volunteers from Plett to assist. Local businesses also donated some tokens of appreciation for the vets, and Monkeyland assisted us by keeping the kids occupied for the day which was an unexpected treat for them. Our monthly care clinics and the sterilisation clinics form part of our grassroots outreach program, where we would like to instill a sense of empathy first for the animals that the children come across in their daily lives, and in the longterm, our wildlife. Read more about our sterilisation clinic on 5th September 2010REHABILITATION NEWSWe received an interesting bird in for rehabilitation - a Ludwig's Bustard from a garden in Plett. These birds do not normally occur here. Read more about the bustard and see a picture. Quite a prickly problem arose when we got a call to rescue a porcupine from Wittedrift... Read more on this story If you are wondering why our stats never add up, remember that there's carry over from previous year and animals currently in rehabilitation that are still being evaluated. Read more on animals in rehab
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REHABILITATION STATISTICS AUG YTD 2010| Category | Admitted | Died / Euth | Rel | Not Suitable For Rel |
| Penguins | 30 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
| Marine Birds | 42 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| Marine Mammals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrestrial Birds | 49 | 27 | 13 | 5 |
| Raptors & Owls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tortoises | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Small Mammals | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Caracals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Large Mammals | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Exotic Animals & Birds | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
PROGRAMS AND RATES FOR 2011Sunrise Cheetah Walk - 2 hr program, departs daily at 07h30 R400 per person. Sunrise Cheetah Walk & Wild Cat Combo - 3 hr program, departs daily at 07h30. R450 pp
Photographic Tour - 2 hr program, departs daily at 07h30. R400 per person
Wild Cat Experience - 1 hr guided tours departing every half an hour from 9am - 16h30. R150 per adult, R70 per child (6-16yrs), Children under 6 no charge.
Sunset Cheetah Walk & Wild Cat Combo - 3 hr program, departs daily at 15h30. R450pp Sunset Cheetah Walk - 2 hr program, departs daily at 16h30. R400 per person.
The Crazee Cat Day - All Day program, starts at 07h30-18h30. R1650 per person.
