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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 POPULATION

Fishing industry, NGOs unite to save critically endangered African penguins

African penguin conservation wins with new fishing exclusion zones around key breeding islands

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
African penguins, endemic to Southern Africa, are one of the most threatened seabird species globally and they face the risk of extinction in the wild by 2035. Populations have shrunk by 90% in the past 70 years, dwindling to about 8 500 breeding pairs today.
AFRICAN PENGUIN

Africa’s only penguin moves closer to extinction

The seabirds were recently moved to critically endangered status, meaning drastic action has to be taken to save them from being wiped out

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Lobster fishing in Cape Town is under threat from dwindling numbers of West Coast rock lobsters.
FISHING

Sea sore

What harm could mining do to the sea bed?

  • Mandi Smallhorne
12 min read
Lobster fishing in Cape Town is under threat from dwindling numbers of West Coast rock lobsters.
FISHING

Sea sore

Mining on land very evidently leaves scars and long-term problems such as acid mine drainage.

  • Mandi Smallhorne
14 min read