Community‑rooted, empathy‑driven action for African penguins on the brink #NotBy2035
| Boulders Beach—Managing Tourists and African Penguins A common question at Boulders Beach African penguin colony has nothing to do with penguins. “My hat blew off. Can you please get it for me?” The answer is always “No.” Seabird rangers at Boulders Beach won’t risk disturbing the African penguins to retrieve a hat. We spent the … Read more |
| A highlight of our March 2025 South Africa trip was releasing rehabilitated African penguins back into the wild. The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) invited us to help. We live for moments like this! Please enjoy the video. |
| 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 |
| When we help rear an African penguin chick or rehabilitate an injured African penguin, that act has a long-term ripple effect that increases the population of African penguin colonies. Indeed, every African penguin counts. The loss of 45 (conservative estimate) future African penguins makes it all the more sad when an injured African penguin doesn’t … Read more |