We all know that Africa is not for “sissies” and the African Penguin is a perfect example of African tenaciousness. The story of the African penguin is not a good story to tell. This iconic bird is on the brink of extinction. We have lost 99% of our African Penguin population through no fault of their own. Forced removals Guano (an [...]
January 07, 2019 Black and white dress was the order of the day at the second March for the Penguins held at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary (APSS) in Gansbaai. This family friendly event held on the 21st December attracted over 180 participants. The event held two objectives – critical fundraising and awareness of the African Penguin and its endangered [...]
November 28, 2018 What does a real African penguin patron do for Christmas? He commissions an artist to do a painting of his beloved penguins, he uses it on his personal Christmas cards and he then donates the original painting along with a number of the Christmas cards to the African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary to raise some much needed funds. [...]
October 03, 2018 The Dyer Island Conservation Trust has been a participant of the educational tent at the Hermanus Whale Festival since 2009. This platform provides an opportunity to reach the 100 000 or more people that visit the annual festival. The team works hard to educate the public on the marine species of the area especially the Marine Big 5 [...]
TURTLE STRANDINGS – TALK AT THE AFRICAN PENGUIN AND SEABIRD SANCTUARY March 08, 2018 Dyer Island Conservation Trust The Two Oceans Aquarium team recently did a road show to establish drop off points along the coastline and brief everyone on what to do should they find a stranded turtle. Guests at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary learnt what to do [...]
SUB-ANTARCTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND February 28, 2018 Dyer Island Conservation Trust Wilfred Chivell and Susan Visagie from Marine Dynamics recently travelled to the remote and rugged islands off the South of New Zealand. Driven by Wilfred’s quest to see all the penguin species of the world, he hoped to encounter the Snares, Erect Crested, Royal and Fiordland. The trip with [...]
African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary: First 5km Fun Run! December 21, 2017 Dyer Island Conservation Trust Ready, set, go! And the walkers and runners, dogs too, were off on the first 5km fun walk/run in aid of the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary (APSS) Based in Gansbaai, the APSS is a critical seabird rehabilitation facility with a special focus on the [...]
DICT Celebrates African Penguin Awareness Day October 15, 2017 Dyer ISland Conservation Trust The Dyer Island Conservation Trust team embraced African Penguin Awareness Day with education, a penguin release and a fun concert by DICT’s environmental education group. Pinkey Ngewu and Mervin Visagie visited the local Gansbaai primary schools where they enlightened students about the plight of this endangered species by [...]
Posing for Penguins August 09, 2017 Brenda du Toit There was preening and fluffing of feathers, not at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary (APSS), but for the ten winners of the Pose for Penguins makeover. This fundraising initiative for APSS was the brainchild of Nicolene Richards and Karin Franken and in just a couple of weeks raised an incredible R10 200 [...]
Shark Awareness Day 2017 July 14, 2017 Brenda du Toit The main purpose of the annual Shark Awareness Day is exactly that – creating awareness of sharks as a critical part of our oceans. Sharks are a large group of fish that have inhabited the oceans for over 400 million years. There are over 500 species of sharks in the ocean [...]
