Protecting critically endangered African penguins when and where help is needed most. #NotBy2035
| The universe handed Co-founder Shannon a penguin‑shaped love note. Our partner, Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Saprec), just let us know that Baby Shannon is here! There’s a very real chance she cried into her hot tea as she read the message this morning. Baby Shannon looks like she rolled out … Read more |
| A powerful example of community-driven conservation unfolded this July in Mossel Bay. Disci, a permanent resident at our partner Saprec’s sanctuary, bonded with Domi in 2016, becoming a devoted partner and an exceptional father, despite physical limitations. He’s raised strong, healthy chicks year after year that are released into the wild. His legacy is life … Read more |
| Some love stories take flight slowly. For Disci and Domi, two critically endangered African Penguins who found each other over a decade ago, this summer brought the sweetest chapter yet: parenthood, not once, but twice over. The devoted pair calls the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Saprec) in Mossel Bay home. … Read more |
| Along the South African coast, people show up every day to save African penguins in trouble. Some birds arrive covered in oil. Some arrive starving. Some arrive injured. Each one is a life on the edge. Each one deserves a chance to return to the ocean. The African penguin is in crisis. Fewer than 10,000 … Read more |
| It’s been a year since the KruShan X-Ray Room opened at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary in Kleinbaai, Gansbaai — a transformative donation from Shannon and Kruger du Plessis of the KruShan Foundation. In just one year, the X-Ray Room has become a hive of activity, providing immediate, on-site diagnostics for African Penguins, seabirds, … Read more |
| Limp Bisket’s journey through the rescue world began in 2021, when he was discovered on Bird Island with devastating seal‑bite injuries to his abdomen and leg. SANCCOB’s Port Elizabeth team pulled him back from the brink, nursing him through infection, pain, and the long, slow work of healing. Against the odds, he recovered—scarred, but strong … Read more |
| Bridges arrived at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary in January 2022 after being found at Danger Point with a dislocated left shoulder caused by a seal bite. The injury left him with limited use of his left flipper, but it never diminished his gentle personality. He is one of their calmest residents, often choosing … Read more |
| There are two Schalks: one penguin and one human. Penguin Schalk’s story begins on a bright November morning in Mossel Bay. It was the kind of morning where the sea looks calm, but life along the coastline is anything but predictable. On November 20, 2025, at National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Station 15, a volunteer … Read more |
| Rocky first arrived at our partner SAPREC’s facility in September 2024. He was hungry, skinny, with severe sunburn, and in an arrested moult. He had to stay out of the sun and have sunscreen applied daily. Rocky fought hard. He gained weight, finished his moult, and in December 2024, our partner released him back into … Read more |
| Rescued in De Kelders, Bob arrived at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary in November 2015. He had been bitten by a dog just above the eyes, which led to a severe infection on his left side. Some skin loss from the infection gives him the look of having a missing eyebrow. He also has … Read more |