A Token of Appreciation February 17, 2017 Pinkey Ngewu After DICT and APSS received a generous donation of R6000.00 from the eager students of Okkie Smuts Primary School in Stanford, the day has finally arrived to take them on a marine adventure with Dyer Island Cruises. This will be a token of appreciation for the generous and great work they are [...]
Chick Season at the Afican Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary November 16, 2016 Anwynn Louw It’s that time of the year again. The APSS team in conjunction with CapeNature removed abandoned penguin chicks from Dyer Island. So, why take penguin chicks away from the island? Well each year the African penguin goes through a molting process, which takes place after the breeding [...]
Schools Donate to The African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary November 28, 2016 Pinkey Ngewu OKKIE SMUTS PRIMARY SCHOOL PENGUIN DONATION DICT was once again invited by Okkie Smuts Primary school in Stanford to receive a donation on behalf of the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary - APSS. As part of the school’s social development programme, the principal and learners started a [...]
African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary Penguin Release December 17, 2016 Trudy Malan On Monday, 12 December 2016, we released a crèche of African penguin fledglings on Dyer Island. Rearing and releasing African penguin chicks is always an emotional journey full of fluff (literally) and proud “parental” moments. From the first swim, when they frantically flap their flippers as if they were [...]
Direct impacts of oil spill in Eastern Cape but this is only tip of the ice berg... August 30, 2016 Anwynn Louw The visuals of oiled African penguins is always enough to generate an emotional response of outrage and sadness. The amazing work done by the NGO's in the field of penguin & seabird rescue are highlighted. But behind these images [...]
Penguin Waddle 2016 April 12, 2016 Posted by Brenda Du Toit The annual Waddle for a week, now its sixth year, kicked off from the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary – APSS in Kleinbaai, Gansbaai on Monday 11 April. The APSS team, Strandveld Hiking Group, representatives from Gansbaai tourism, the Dyer Island Conservation Trust and Whale Coast Conservation team as well [...]
Pik 'n Wyn Story March 31, 2016 by dyertrust The Pik ‘n Wyn event held at the Great White House was well attended by guests all decked out in the required black and white. The event was attended by like-minded good friends of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust who this year turns ten. A report entitled “A Decade of Achievement” detailing [...]
African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary Welcomes New Manager November 21, 2016 Brenda du Toit The Dyer Island Conservation Trust is pleased to welcome Theanette Staal to the team. Theanette will take on the role of Manager at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary. Theanette has a BA in Political Science but realised her true calling was with animals. After obtaining a [...]
An Expedition to South Georgia and the Falkland Islands November 30, 2016 Brenda du Toit Wilfred Chivell and Susan Visagie recently travelled to the spectacular isles of the South Atlantics for an adventure of a lifetime! At the most recent Marine Dynamics/Dyer Island Conservation Trust Marine Evening, Wilfred shared some of the images and moments of a very special trip. The [...]
DICT TALK AT HEMEL AND AARDE COMMUNITY CLUB HOUSE, HERMANUS November 12, 2015 by dyertrust On Friday the 6th of November the Dyer Island Conservation Trusts team gave a presentation at the Hemel en Aarde valley club house in Hermanus. The evening was hosted by Gerhard Van de Merwe who for the past few weeks has been volunteering his time to [...]
