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New regulations are in place in a bid to protect the critically endangered African penguin from the harms caused by shipping. Photo: John Yeld
AFRICAN PENGUIN

Saving the African penguin is a noisy affair

New regulations put in place strict rules, including seasonal restrictions and spill prevention measures, to balance penguin conservation with shipping

  • Dion George
5 min read
A herd of elephants drinks at the watering hole in Addo National Park in South Africa, 70 kilometres northeast of Port Elizabeth in the Sundays River Valley. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa (Photo by Horst Galuschka/picture alliance via Getty Images)
ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK

SANParks shifts to solar and spekboom

Solar-generated pumps are pumping larger volumes of water for wildlife than diesel used to, and spekboom is helping offset carbon emissions

  • Tunicia Phillips
4 min read