The fight to save the African penguin - BBC
May 10, 2024 — Dr McInnes, a seabird conservationist for BirdLife South Africa, is part of the team monitoring the country’s dwindling penguin colonies. The African penguin – which is native to South...
‘A Crisis Unfolding Before Our Eyes’: The African Penguin Races …
Jul 17, 2023 — The African penguin is at risk of extinction in South Africa. Environmental experts weigh in on overfishing as a factor in the penguin's decline—and the balance between industry and conservation.
These little ceramic huts are helping endangered penguins and …
Feb 23, 2023 — Hundreds of little white ceramic homes are popping up along the shores of penguin colonies in South Africa. Built by conservationists, they serve as artificial nests for the African penguin.
African Penguins Have Almost Been Wiped Out by ... - Inside Climate News
Dec 25, 2023 — Over the past century, African penguin populations have plummeted, dropping from around one million breeding pairs in the early 1900s to less than 10,000 in 2023 as environmental conditions...
Penguins on the precipice: Survival in the ‘noisiest bay in the world ...
Sep 1, 2024 — At the current rate of decline, which is 7.9 percent annually, the African penguin will go extinct in the wild by 2035. Bunkering is not the only reason for the penguins’ peril – but it is...
Breeding success raises hopes for future of endangered African penguin
Nov 15, 2022 — Low survival rates of both adult and juvenile penguins at key breeding colonies on Dassen and Robben islands are linked to the scarcity of sardines off South Africa’s western coast, researchers say. The total population of African penguins has dropped by nearly 65% since 1989.
South Africa’s penguins heading toward extinction; will no-fishing ...
Oct 17, 2023 — With just 10,000 breeding pairs left, the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild by 2035 if the current rate of population decline continues.
Go inside an African penguin rehab center in 360 video
Jul 29, 2019 — Go inside a penguin rescue center with new 360 video. Endangered African penguins are threatened by human encroachment, predators, and a decrease in their favorite fish.
Boom of endangered African penguin chicks hatch at California …
Feb 9, 2024 — Ten African penguin chicks have hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum as scientists strive to save the endangered bird.
African penguin: South African conservationists take legal action …
Dr McInnes, a seabird conservationist for BirdLife South Africa, is part of the team monitoring the country’s dwindling penguin colonies. The African penguin – which is native to South...