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Author Archives: Mandy

Dublin and Flipper have found love at Tenikwa in rehabilitation

Together Forever

Rehabilitation Admissions and Releases, Wildlife RescueBy Mandy19th March 2025

By Keri McMorran Love Blooms where Tragedy struck twice This is the heart-ache story of two penguins we fondly know as Dublin and Flipper, whose fate is intertwined. On 8 January 2024,  SanParks brought a young penguin to Tenikwa for rehabilitation. She was classified as a “blue” which is the general name for a juvenile…

Striped polecats in rehabilitation at Tenikwa Rehabilitation and Awareness Centre

Polecats or Penguins

Rehabilitation Admissions and Releases, Wildlife RescueBy Mandy23rd February 2025

By Keri McMorran Polecats or Penguins A Lot of our stories are often about our penguins and their rehabilitation and releases, so we are going to be sticking with the black and white theme, but today it isn’t penguins……. In October 2024 , we received these two little polecat brothers for rehabilitation from Cape Nature.…

Penguin in High Care Rehab Cage

Visits by rehabilitation sponsors

Environmental Management, Rehabilitation Admissions and Releases, Wildlife RescueBy Mandy31st March 2024

By Keri McMorran High Care facilities at Tenikwa When animals are admitted to our rehabilitation centre, they normally spent their first three days of stabilisation in our high care facilities. This quiet and warm area is equipped with several cages which serve as an important part of the initial recovery process allowing them to de-stress…

The penguin who was scared of water

Rehabilitation Admissions and ReleasesBy Mandy23rd March 2024

By Keri McMorran Backman- The penguin who was scared of water The story of Backman …so far . Tenikwa is equipped with a rehabilitation centre and currently back to full operation for injured and abandoned wild animals. Tenikwa forms part of a network of rehabilitation centres along the coast who rescue and rehabilitate penguins before…

Msizi Shange - our Head Guide outside Tenikwa entrance to reception

Faces of Tenikwa MSIZI

Faces of Tenikwa, Tours and Program PostsBy Mandy23rd March 2024

By Ndaedzo Raulisa Msizi – Head Guide at Tenikwa Meet Mthokozisi Msizi Shange, or as we know him, Msiz! Msizi has been part of the Tenikwa family since August 2012 when he joined as a guide and animal keeper as a second-generation staff member.  His father Alfred Shange, and respectfully known by all as “Baba…

The Berry-like fruit of the real yellowwood tree

Giants of the forest

Conversations on Conservation, Indigenous Plants, Tours and Program PostsBy Mandy23rd March 2024

By Ndaedzo Raulisa The Yellowwood Tree Podocarpus latifolius is the scientific name for the real Yellowwood tree.  It is also known as the broad-leaved Yellowwood,  Outeniqua Yellowwood, and in Xhosa, it is called Umcheya. In Afrikaans, the yellowwood is called Opregte-geelhot. This very tall indigenous tree to South Africa belongs to the Podocarpaceae family. Did you…

Caring for nature boosts your mood

Caring for Nature boosts your mood

Conversations on Conservation, Wellness through WildlifeBy Mandy2nd December 2021

Caring for Nature boosts your mood By Sierra Powell Photo from Pexels Self-care is a big part of our mental health and overall healthy life. More than simple indulgences like manicures, facials, and pedicures, self-care includes keeping regular doctors appointments, staying physically fit, and eating a nutritious diet. Self-care also includes knowing the signs of…

Badger Successfully Released

Rehabilitation Admissions and Releases, Wildlife RescueBy Mandy26th May 2020

On Thursday 22 May we successfully released our badger, who was with us for nearly 10 months of rehabilitation. The honey badger was admitted on the 6th of August after some tests at Knysna Veterinary Clinic, which revealed that he had suffered a head injury. Badger was less than 10 months and it was unusual…

Tsitsikamma forest

Tsitsikamma

Eco Concepts and Changing Behaviour, Responsible TourismBy Mandy30th April 2020

Tsitsikamma is a khoikhoi word which translates to  a place of abundant or many waters. We have witnessed that what is abundant in this spectacular area is not only the water but hundreds of species of animals. At Tenikwa Wildlife we boast about being at the foothills of such a bio diverse location which always…

cape leopard

Cape Leopard left for dead

Conversations on Conservation, Eco Concepts and Changing BehaviourBy Mandy15th April 2020

April 14th marked one of our saddest moments in our rehabilitation and conservation work as we experienced the exact opposite of our efforts. A driver hit a female Cape Leopard, leaving it to die unattended along the national highway. The body was brought to us by SANPARKS for post-mortem and incineration. On observing the first…

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