As the sun sets over the mountains, the day is just starting for the Genet. This resourceful nocturnal cat-like animal is an opportunist hunter and at times ends up in conflict with chicken farmers as they prey on birds and their eggs to enjoy as delicacies. Educating farmers on non-lethal predator management strategies becomes key…
DetailsThe Keurboom tree is known as a pioneer species, critical to the regeneration of the indigenous Forest that this area is known for. When land is damaged, fynbos quickly covers the bare earth. Soon little Keurboom seedlings sprout, and eventually dominate an area. Through the protection that the Keurbooms offers, the more fragile forest seedlings…
Details”Come see our wild cats and help us to help your school” , is a campaign that was launched on the 13th of July 2019 at Plettenberg Primary School with the core objective of trying to instill empathy towards wildlife in children through discounting conservation based tours. Our mantra is ,” take care of the…
DetailsJeffreys Bay Winterfest is here again to quench the thirst of the sea-wave seekers .The worlds best surfers and fans meet again for the winter festival which takes center stage on the 6th to the 22nd of July. This Years event got us also excited as one of the aims of the festival is to…
DetailsVeggie Patch Revitalised Self sustainability plays a big role in every community and Kurland Edu Center is no different. They were in need of a vegetable patch so the children can have a home-grown, wholesome meal during the day. So on Saturday the 16th of March, this is exactly what we did. From the start,…
DetailsTenikwa maintenance team got stuck in at the Kurland Edu-Centre in Kurland Village to clean up the playing area which was overgrown. Now the children have a nice, newly mowed area to play outdoors in the great sunny weather we are experiencing in Plettenberg Bay this summer. Have a look at the Before and After photo’s…
DetailsA juvenile fruit bat was found by the staff of ‘Off the Hook’ Restaurant in Plettenberg Bay yesterday and admitted to Tenikwa. We arranged to collect him and he is now being cared for in our wildlife rehabilitation facilities and drinking nicely. He has been identified to be an Egyptian fruit bat (Rosettes aegyptiacus) which…
Details10 October 2017 Liezel de Klerk, from Eden Free Range Chickens, was kind enough to respond to our request for much needed supplies to be sent to Tenikwa’s “adopted” Kurland Edu-Centre. Ronelle, the Principal of Kurland Edu-Centre, and Lee-Marque from Tenikwa, as well as the some of the children from the community, were there to…
DetailsToday we honor, World Rivers Day, observed on every last Sunday of September, established since 2005. The idea of today is to honor and celebrate the reminding and importance of the impact that waterways serve to our everyday lives , aiming to highlight how valuable rivers are to our biodiversity, and to help increase the…
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