Tenikwa is a wildlife awareness and rehabilitation centre,
and Mark has agreed to ring any of the rehab birds that are ready to be
released, and so after ringing in Nature’s Valley we headed off to Tenikwa. I have been at Tenikwa once before and ringed
2 Kelp Gulls that were ready for release. On that occasion they also had a
kitten in the surgery/work room that was being raised. On this occasion they
had a baby Vervet Monkey that had been confiscated from the illegal pet trade,
poor lil guy. But as far as ringing went, I ringed a Cape Gannet, a Burchell’s
Coucal (both new species for me), a Kelp Gull and a Laughing Dove, all at the centre for a
variety of reasons. And then I enquired after the kitten. The kitten had grown
into a big beautiful Serval, surprise surprise! We had a quick look at some of
the centre, definitely somewhere I would love to go for the full guided tour!
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| Ringing my first Cape Gannet. Photo by Mark Brown. |
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| How cool are those feet! |
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| A beautiful bird. |
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| Burchell's Coucal. |
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| The all grown up kitten, the Serval. |
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| A Cheetah that is part of the awareness program. |
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| A Leopard that is also part of the awareness program. |
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