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Dying breed: The charismatic seabird, which is endemic to South Africa and Namibia, has lost 97% of its population. If current trends persist, the species will be extinct in the wild by 2035. Photo: Supplied

African penguins starving

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

  • Sheree Bega
8 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.

Conservationists fight for scientifically-informed fishing closures to ensure African penguin survival

The applicants argue that the forestry, fisheries and environment minister’s interim fishing closures are ‘biologically meaningless’

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
African penguins on Boulders beach, Simon’s Town. File photo

South Africa’s blue swallow and African penguin in critical decline

Conservation efforts pay off for the southern bald ibis, now downlisted to near threatened after decades of protection

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
A Dugong in Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, Mozambique. (Andrea Marshall)

Why Mozambique is tracking Dugong movements with satellite technology

Interest in dugong conservation is surging beyond Mozambique, with regional initiatives being launched to protect the sea mammals

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read