By Keri McMorran Fabulous Five find freedom 15 June 2026 we got the call we had been waiting for! We got the go ahead that 20 June 2026 would be perfect for our penguin release…. 5 days notice from Ocean Sailing Charters who always keep an eye on the weather for us for the best…
DetailsA Bridge over troubled waters 6 May 2026 ……… As most people along the Garden Route know, this day was the start of a very difficult 3 weeks for most of us. With winds picking up to over 100kph, driving rain fall of 300mm causing severe flooding in some areas, thousands of trees of all…
DetailsBy Keri McMorran SETTING THEM FREE We have had quite a few interesting releases this year in 2025, but there are four that we wanted to share with you We raised and released four female caracals this year, all of them orphaned. They came to us as tiny kittens that should have been raised by…
DetailsBy Keri McMorran Where Wildlife meets Wellness 2025 Tenikwa went through a lot of changes, and we are pleased to say they were mostly all good ones . We have always believed that nature, wildlife and wellness always go hand in hand, so instead of just believing it, we made it happen. We converted…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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.…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsOn 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…
Detailsshutdown To all our fellow South Africans and travellers from across the globe: It was with bated breath and a heavy heart that we watched our President’s announcement on the stricter measures to be taken concerning COVID19 on the 23rd on March. We would like to applaud our President for standing firm on the need…
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