New study finds that some SA populations are estimated to have fallen 95% in only eight years

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 This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get…

The applicants in landmark lawsuit are waiting for a favourable settlement proposal from the Dion George’s legal team

World Ranger Day is a day of recognition and remembrance for the planet’s rangers safeguarding biodiversity

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