SANCCOB News Articles
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Outbreak at SANCCOB Cape Town
Positive cases of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in African penguins ...
NGOs applaud the principle of partial fishing closures, but African Penguins urgently need more
We commend the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on recently announcing the partial ...
Education and Visitor Centre planned for SANCCOB Cape Town
At SANCCOB Cape Town we are fundraising to build a Visitor and Education Centre, offering ...
Save the African Penguin
Chronicles of the African Penguin In partnership with WWF South Africa and Sea Change Project, ...
SANCCOB participates in preparedness exercise with stakeholders to sharpen response capabilities
SANCCOB’s conservation team spent an exciting week participating in a National Joint Government-Industry Exercise, a ...
The fate of the African penguin laid bare in the latest IPCC report
The recently released 6th IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change) Climate Change Assessment Report highlights ...
Environmental Organisations Oppose Decision to Lift Moratorium on Offshore Bunkering in Biodiversity Hotspot
Environmental organisations represented on the Bunkering Environmental Working Group (BEWG) are opposing the lift of ...
2-for-1 Penguin Adoptions during February
SANCCOB’s penguin adoptions are already an incredibly special gift to pass on and now we’re ...
Swift oil spill response concluded in Algoa Bay
The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) responded to an oil ...
Annual Penguin Palooza – CapeNature and SANCCOB Collaboration
CapeNature and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) will premiere ...
Algoa Bay Oil Spill Poses Threat to Marine Wildlife
The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) has been activated to ...
Abandoned African penguin chicks in quarantine
On Tuesday, 2 November 2021, SANCCOB admitted 120 abandoned African penguin chicks from the Stony ...
Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak along the coast of the Western Cape
A serious outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is currently affecting endangered Cape cormorants ...
SANCCOB Appoints New CEO
The SANCCOB Board of Directors has appointed Natalie Maskell to lead SANCCOB and with nine ...
SANCCOB’s Virtual Penguin Run of 2021
African penguins are part of our heritage in South Africa; they need our support and ...
Emaciated African penguin chicks rescued on Bird Island – Eastern Cape, South Africa
On Friday, 20 August 2021 an emergency rescue operation has taken place on Bird Island ...
NGOs and scientists welcome stakeholder engagement on fishing restrictions around important African Penguin colonies
The African Penguin is in crisis and, without urgent management intervention, Africa is in danger ...
First release of African Penguins at De Hoop Nature Reserve
An attempt to re-establish an African penguin colony on the south coast of South Africa ...
Resighting of Cape cormorants released by SANCCOB
Juvenile Cape cormorants, hand-reared at SANCCOB after a mass abandonment and large scale rescue mission ...
Release of hand-reared Cape cormorants commences at Robben Island
Cape cormorants admitted to the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) ...
Cape cormorant chick rescue operation
On Tuesday, 12 January 2021, over 600 abandoned Cape cormorant chicks were rescued from Robben ...