Community‑rooted, empathy‑driven action for African penguins on the brink #NotBy2035
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| African penguins are the only penguin species that breed on the African continent. Protecting endangered African penguins is critical not only to the penguins but also to the ecosystem and humans. Their population decline from nearly one million breeding pairs in the early 1900s to just 8,324 pairs in 2023 puts them at risk for … Read more |
| Extra! Extra! Read all About It! We are excited that The Wimberley View, our local paper, finds our work to protect endangered African penguins newsworthy. While we work with our partners in South Africa, we couldn’t resist visiting the Grand Opening of the Penguin Shores habitat at the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, Texas. While … Read more |
| Few things would entice me to brave triple-digit summer temperatures and wake before sunrise. The chance to see endangered African penguins just two hours from Wimberley tops that short list, which is how I found myself on the road to Waco on August 8 with my husband Kruger to join hundreds of penguin fans at … Read more |
| The Western Cape experienced severe storms in June and July 2024, resulting in disaster areas being declared. The African penguin colonies were severely impacted, with many African penguin chicks drowning or their parents abandoning them. In mid-July, our partner, SANCCOB, rescued over 30 chicks and 25 eggs (a total of 55), with more rescues expected. … Read more |
| This article was originally published here–https://dict.org.za/blog/krushan-foundation-crucial-in-assisting-keeping-our-african-penguins-safe/ Kruger and Shannon du Plessis from the KruShan Foundation are two friends of the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary. They have assisted with numerous previous donations towards the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary, including buying two gas fridges to keep the penguin meals frozen during heavy load-shedding in 2023. … Read more |
| We’re ending the year on quite a high! We’re so pleased to announce that Xolani Lawo has agreed to serve as a KruShan Foundation Advisor. Xolani has been working with endangered African penguins for 16 years and is well-known as the “penguin whisperer.” His extensive experience with African penguins and seabirds began in the Eastern … Read more |
| We are so happy to announce that Pinkey Ngewu has joined us as an Advisor.After serving as a nature guide for several years, Pinkey became involved with African penguin rescue and conservation in 2015 when she joined the Dyer Island Conservation Trust, where she serves as manager for conservation, fundraising, and administration, including the African … Read more |
| In 1900, roughly three million African penguins thrived in South Africa and Namibia. By 2023, only about 32,000 African penguins remain*, a collapse of 98% in just over a century. What happened? White gold The trouble began, as so many ecological disasters do, with humans finding something useful and taking too much of it. In … Read more |
| One of our partners, the Dyer Island Conservation Trust, cares for approximately 350 African penguin chicks at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary (APSS) between October and January. Dr. Liezl Pretorius, a zoologist and veterinarian at APSS, explains that during this time, African penguin parents endure their annual molt, rendering their feather coat non-waterproof. Consequently, … Read more |
| Picture the scene. They were a perfect pair, their appetites partially satiated by feeding on fish. Yet, now their chicks squawk with hunger, and their energy is depleting. African penguins mate for life and are good parents, yet they often face a cruel dilemma. Each October/November marks the end of the African penguin breeding season, … Read more |