Nature’s Valley Trust will be releasing 8 healthy penguins back into the wild this weekend thanks to the Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre’s treatment.
Over the weekend eight healthy penguins will waddle to freedom. They have all been rescued from the coastline and had various health problems that caused them to become too weak to care for themselves.
Over the last 4 months there has been a steady influx of young (blues and one juvenile) penguins to Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. They have been retrieved from as far afield as the Goukamma area to the west and Natures Valley to the east.
Blood toxicology showed two of these birds had contracted Avian Malaria, three suffered from Babesia (parasitic infection of red-blood cells) and four had a clean tox screen but were weak and dehydrated. Three of these aforementioned birds also had injuries to various body parts, some affecting waterproofing and others impairing movement or sight.
Nature’s Valley Trust posted the happy news about the release on their Facebook page. The group focuses on conservation within their area.
Tenikwa Wildlife works with all kinds of animals that need care and rehabilitation before being released back into the wild. They have been caring for the penguins, making sure they are ready to be released.
The release will be taking place on the 11th of November, at 09:00am on Lookout Beach. For more information and to attend the release see the event page here.
We cannot wait to see the video of these healthy penguins waddling down the beach back into the wild with a new lease on life.
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