Conservationists and veterinarians are worried their efforts aren't sufficient to stop the decline of the African Penguin, listed as critically endangered last month by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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(FILES) African Penguins walk on the beach at the Boulders penguin colony, which is a popular tourist destination, in Simon's Town, near in Cape Town, on November 1, 2024. African Penguins was listed as critically endangered last month by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Less than 10,000 breeding pairs are left globally, mainly in South Africa, down from 42,500 in 1991, and they are projected to go extinct by 2035. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)
Mariyath Mohamed
2024-11-18 12:42:35
Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds.
"We don't rush... we go down, sometimes we crawl, so that we don't look threatening, and when we're close, we aim for the head, hold it and secure the penguin," the 41-year-old ranger told AFP.
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