Tenikwa’s wildlife rehabilitation program grew from humble beginnings in 2002 when the owners started rehabilitating injured birds in a wooden shed behind their house. The wildlife rehabilitation work that is conducted at Tenikwa is primarily funded out of gate-takings to the Awareness Centre where Tenikwa offers various programs to the public to see non –releasable indigenous Wild cats of Southern Africa and other wildlife often caught up in the human-wildlife conflict.
By 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…
By 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…
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…
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…
Jeffreys 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…