SANCCOB News Articles

South Africa hosts 9th International Penguin Congress in Cape Town – 5-9 September

South Africa hosts 9th International Penguin Congress in Cape Town – 5-9 September More than ...

Rehabiliated penguins released

Click here to view video of release Rehabilitated penguins released after Algoa Bay oil spill ...

Oil spill in Eastern Cape

Update on the Eastern Cape Oil Spill All 92 oiled African penguins, admitted to our ...

SANCCOB National Science Week Events: The Science behind the endangered African penguin

SANCCOB National Science Week Events: The Science behind the endangered African penguin SANCCOB (the Southern ...

I’m a survivor!

I’m a survivor! An egg belonging to one of the 33 African penguins killed by ...

We are ready . . . thanks to you

We are ready . . . thanks to you Just as volunteers and supporters rallied ...

Dr Stephen van der Spuy has an eye on the future

Dr Stephen van der Spuy has an eye on the future When your mission is ...

African Penguin Awareness Day: 8 October 2016

African Penguin Awareness Day: 8 October 2016 Join us for the annual Penguin Festival in ...

Help save the planet … one swipe at a time

Help save the planet … one swipe at a time Get yourself a free MySchool/MyVillage/MyPlanet ...

Adorable new soft toys help save endangered species

Adorable new soft toys help save endangered species Buy Gabby the Cape gannet (vulnerable species) ...

Species spotlight: the Cape gannet

Species spotlight: the Cape gannet Plummeting into the ocean from heights of up to 30 ...

Kids Skype with Princess to learn about penguins

Kids Skype with Princess to learn about penguins Interactive lessons are the best way to ...

Penguins protected from killer leopard

Photograph of a leopard at Stony Point: Van As Jordaan/Cape Nature Penguins protected from killer ...

Weak penguin chicks admitted to SANCCOB Eastern Cape

Weak penguin chicks admitted to SANCCOB Eastern Cape Since the start of April, 69 endangered ...

First African black oystercatcher hatched at SANCCOB

First African black oystercatcher hatched at SANCCOB SANCCOB has successfully hatched and hand-reared the first ...

First four penguin eggs of the year hatch

First four penguin eggs of the year hatch On 2 March, the first four endangered ...

Hundreds of abandoned chicks saved this season

Hundreds of abandoned chicks saved this season No fewer than 279 abandoned African penguin chicks ...

Gulls darted in Melkbosstrand

Gulls darted in Melkbosstrand Two Hartlaub’s gulls were spotted recently on Melkbosstrand beach with small ...

Show some penguin love this Valentine’s Day

Show some penguin love this Valentine’s Day Penguins mate for life and are a universal ...

Be a superhero – save a chick

Be a superhero – save a chick With ‘chick season’ (October through to January) looming, ...