67 Minutes for Mandela Day July 18, 2017 67 Minutes for Mandela Day The Marine Dynamics team thinks 67 minutes for Madiba is too short a time to do all the good that needs to be done and so makes it our way of life. When Madiba day comes along, we believe in keeping it local and where best to start [...]
PAAZA Conference 2017 - Conservation Award May 31, 2017 Brenda du Toit The Dyer Island Conservation Trust (DICT) was excited to receive the PAAZA Conservation Award dedicated to our founder, Wilfred Chivell. The Conservation Award is given to those individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the conservation of African species diversity or ecosystems. DICT is a conservation partner [...]
Penguins Loved By La Pentola March 07, 2017 Brenda du Toit One of our favourite supporters, Shane Sauvage, of the famous restaurant, La Pentola visited the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary (APSS) leaving behind a legacy of R10 000.00 Shane has been a staunch supporter of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust for some years now with a special fondness for our great [...]
African Penguin Release 23 Feb 2016 | African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary February 23, 2017 Theanette Staal Four adult penguins named Siân, Dippy, Patat and Mr Penguin Infanta were released today from Dream Catcher, Dyer Island Cruises' vessel, in the bay near Dyer Island where these penguins will now continue to live following their annual moult. They say a leopard can’t [...]
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 [...]
