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Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation and Awareness Centre

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

Nature & Wildlife conservationAnimal welfare
NGORegional reach
Profile last updated: July 1, 2026

About

Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation and Awareness Centre is a non-governmental organisation based in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa working on nature & wildlife conservation, animal welfare.

Tenikwa is a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and awareness centre located at The Crags in Plettenberg Bay, on the Garden Route, South Africa. It rehabilitates injured and abandoned wildlife with the aim of returning them to the wild, and keeps indigenous wild cats and other local wildlife for conservation awareness. Its guided tours, accommodation and spa services generate income that funds the free rehabilitation work. Tenikwa also runs the Kulinda Project for wildlife conservation and community upliftment.

Location

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

NPC

Focus areas

wildlife rehabilitationwild catsconservation awarenessGarden RoutePlettenberg Bay

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationAnimal welfare

Works for

Animals

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & education

Programmes

The Wild Cat Experience

Nature & Wildlife conservation · South Africa

Guided tour of enclosures housing indigenous South African wild cats and local wildlife, raising conservation awareness and funding rehabilitation work.

The Cats in Conservation Program

Nature & Wildlife conservation · South Africa

Full-day exclusive programme combining insight into rehabilitation facilities with time with the resident cats and wildlife.

EcoKidz Family Challenge

Education · South Africa

Family programme for children aged 6-12 with conservation themes, educational material and a pledge certificate.

Kulinda Project

Nature & Wildlife conservation · South Africa

Project focused on wildlife conservation and community upliftment on the Garden Route.

Countries of operation

South Africa

Funding & support

Funded by

Earned incomeIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingShop

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

PAAZAB

Partnerships

Zawadi, The Atlas Bear

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