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…
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…
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…
Today we had another release of a healthy batch of our rescued African penguins that we have been rehabilitating for the past two months. Releasing eight of our African penguins this morning on Lookout Beach , Plettenberg Bay, held so much excitement , not only for our Tenikwa Team but each of the individuals that…
It was the first time i’ve shot any kind of wildlife other than seagulls and it was simply awesome! Natures Valley Trust along with Tenikwa and a few other organisations all organised and facilitated the release of 11 penguins they have been rehabilitating. Why did these penguins need rehabilitation?