African penguin conservation wins with new fishing exclusion zones around key breeding islands
Activists say that the litigation to protect the birds’ feeding grounds has been dragged out for months by the state, despite the urgency of the situation
Artificial nests increased their breeding rates by 16.5%, though there is no one-size-fits-all design for them
The applicants in landmark lawsuit are waiting for a favourable settlement proposal from the Dion George’s legal team
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Making the discovery was awful, said seabird conservationist at pioneering colony
The closures sound the ‘death knell’ for the seabirds
A fishing association has said it is concerned about the endangered penguins, but that the limits on fishing must not threaten the industry
But it is no ‘miracle intervention’ to save the imperilled seabirds, minister stresses
Rising sea levels since the last Ice Age forced them to ‘island hop’ or move to the mainland, which presents an opportunity for their surviva
Halting fishing will be of little to no benefit to the penguins and fishers believe it will be a sad Christmas
The population of the endangered seabirds has plummeted to a record low
So far, 148 juvenile African penguins have been released at De Hoop Nature Reserve in a bid to establish a new breeding colony
The causes include commercial fishing near their colonies and a scarcity of sardines and anchovies