Tenikwa Newsletter
Lesser in Size
Catslife
July – August 2008
Lesser in size, but not at heart
The Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time in August 2007. The centre at Plettenberg offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience Cheetah and South Africa’s lesser indigenous cats, branded “The Furry Felines” - African Wild Cats, Caracal, Black Footed Cats, Serval.
Titch the Pocket Sized Tiger
Knysna Plett Herald
17 April 2008
Titch the Pocket Sized Tiger
Titch is a very special cat. Abandoned at birth by his mother, Titch was adopted by a surrogate domestic cat who co-raised him with Mandy, from Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre. Titch weighed a mere 69 grams at birth. Small Spotted Cats, or Black footed Cats as they also known, are the smallest wild cat species in Africa. Adults weigh between 1 ½ - 2 kgs at maturity. Their fondness for hiding in hollowed out ant-hills, gives them their nickname “Ant-hill Tiger”, or “Miershoop-Tier” in Afrikaans.
Domestic Cat Saves Wild Kitten
Knysna Plett Herald
27 March 2008
Domestic Cat Saves Wild Kitten
A wonderful surprise was in store for Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre at The Crags on 1st March. Len and Mandy Freeman, from Tenikwa specialize in raising the awareness of the lesser cats of South Africa. Their pair of Black-footed Cats, a rare and endangered species of indigenous wild cats produced a litter of 3 kittens.
Wild at Heart
Garden Route Living
Issue 18, By Athane Scholtz
Wild at Heart
Life is extraordinary in The Crags home of Len and Mandy Freeman. A blue crane watches TV in the bedroom, a dove is re-learning to walk in the passge, and a marabou stork is catching tennis balls and flirting with the ladies. This Doctor Doolittle insanity is the backdrop for the Tenikwa Wildlife Centre…….
