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Rare sighting of a King penguin washes up on Hout Bay beach, South Africa

Rare sighting of a King penguin washes up on Hout Bay beach, South Africa

by ACF | May 7, 2017 | Birds, Wildlife News

A King penguin – rare to South African oceans – is currently under the professional care of the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) after being discovered in arrested moult on Hout Bay’s main beach on Thursday, 27 April 2017....
Endangered African penguins stuck in ecological trap due to overfishing

Endangered African penguins stuck in ecological trap due to overfishing

by ACF | Feb 16, 2017 | Birds, Wildlife News

New research indicates that juvenile African penguins are continuously foraging in areas of low food availability due to climate change and overfishing. The research conducted by an international group of scientists over the span of three years, highlights alarming...
First group of rehabilitated penguins to be released after the recent mystery oil spill in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

First group of rehabilitated penguins to be released after the recent mystery oil spill in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

by ACF | Jun 18, 2015 | Birds, Oil, Wildlife News

The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) is releasing the first group of African penguins admitted to its centre in Cape St. Francis following a recent mystery oil spill in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth).  Thirty oiled African...

South Africa: SANCCOB releases 100th African penguin from the SELI 1 oil slick

by ACF | Oct 8, 2012 | Birds, Wildlife News

Since the SELI 1 caused a major oil slick off Table Bay on Saturday, 1 September 2012, SANCCOB admitted a total of 254 seabirds to their centre in Table View for rehabilitation. The birds admitted included 219 oiled, endangered African penguins, 2 oiled Cape Gannets,...
South Africa: Bird ringers, birders can help with studies on invasive species

South Africa: Bird ringers, birders can help with studies on invasive species

by ACF | Sep 18, 2012 | Birds, Wildlife News

Scientists who are investigating the spread of invasive bird species in South Africa have asked avid bird ringers and birders to take more careful note of the presence of possible invading species, in an effort to help future related research projects. They also made...

Kenya: Nakuru airport planned in high danger zone

by ACF | Jun 28, 2012 | Birds, Conservation Threats, Habitat News

The airport will be situated in direct conflict to one of the world’s highest concentrations of bird movements thus posing a major threat to the environment, as well as to human life. Few conservationists, it seems, would deny Nakuru having a rationally placed...
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