SANCCOB News Articles: News
African Penguins ‘Critically Endangered’- DFFE must act urgently
Issued by Andrew de Blocq MP – DA Spokesperson on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment 29 ...
African Penguin newly classified as ‘critically endangered’ as breeding pairs fall below 10,000
Lonely Penguin by Andries Janse Van Rensburg NEWS, CAPE TOWN, 28 OCTOBER: The African Penguin, ...
Update on Oiled African Penguin Recovery in Algoa Bay
Gqeberha, 17 September 2024 – The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds ...
Breaking News: SANCCOB Activated Following Oil Spill in Algoa Bay
Gqeberha, 10 September 2024. The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) ...
MEDIA STATEMENT: SANCCOB Reports No Oiled Wildlife Recovered from the MV Ultra Galaxy Incident
Cape Town, 27 AUGUST 2024– It has been a week since the second oil spill ...
MEDIA STATEMENT: DA’s Surprise Move Signals Hope for African Penguin Conservation
Cape Town, 21 August 2024– In a surprise move, the DA published a social media ...
Education and Visitor Centre Construction underway at SANCCOB Cape Town
At SANCCOB Cape Town, construction of an Education and Visitor Centre is underway to offer ...
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 ...
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 ...