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African penguins

Battle against extinction of seabirds - 'In order to save penguins, should we cull seals?'

Maverick News

Battle against extinction of seabirds - 'In order to save penguins, should we cull seals?'

By Anton Ferreira

BirdLife and Sanccob take government to court over penguin feeding grounds

South Africa

BirdLife and Sanccob take government to court over penguin feeding grounds

By Don Pinnock

It’s now or never for African penguins – if we don’t halt their decline, they will go extinct

Africa

It’s now or never for African penguins – if we don’t halt their decline, they will go extinct

By Mark D Anderson and Natalie Maskell

SA Navy’s underwater explosives exercises to be moved from Simon’s Town MPA after public protests

South Africa

SA Navy’s underwater explosives exercises to be moved from Simon’s Town MPA after public protests

By Kristin Engel

Jogger finds mutilated penguins on Simon’s Town’s Seaforth Beach after dog attack

Our Burning Planet

Jogger finds mutilated penguins on Simon’s Town’s Seaforth Beach after dog attack

By Don Pinnock

Restrictions placed on commercial fishing close to endangered African penguin colonies

South Africa

Restrictions placed on commercial fishing close to endangered African penguin colonies

By Tembile Sgqolana

African penguins endangered by shipping noise in Algoa Bay, scientific report finds

South Africa

African penguins endangered by shipping noise in Algoa Bay, scientific report finds

By Reuters

Penguins adapt their voices to sound like their companions - new study

Magazine

Penguins adapt their voices to sound like their companions - new study

By Luigi Baciadonna and Livio Favaro

Dwindling African penguin colonies – what needs to happen to restore the balance

South Africa

Dwindling African penguin colonies – what needs to happen to restore the balance

By Tembile Sgqolana

Reinstatement of bunkering operations off Algoa Bay threatens endangered species, say environmentalists

South Africa

Reinstatement of bunkering operations off Algoa Bay threatens endangered species, say environmentalists

By Tembile Sgqolana

Penguins in crisis as sardine populations plummet

South Africa

Penguins in crisis as sardine populations plummet

By Steve Kretzmann

Penguin Town: A new way of telling sad stories could break conservation compassion fatigue

South Africa

Penguin Town: A new way of telling sad stories could break conservation compassion fatigue

By Julia Evans