AFRICAN PENGUIN CHICKS RESCUED October 01, 2009 by dyertrust On Lauren Wallers (PhD researcher) nest rounds last week she came across a nest where previously the adults were incubating two eggs. Being interested to see what happens to this nest as it is very late in the season for penguins to be incubating and they should be coming to the end [...]
MASS WHALE STRANDING IN CAPE TOWN September 19, 2009 by dyertrust On30thMay 2009, a mass false killer whale stranding occurred at Kommetjie inCape Town.Meredith Thornton, Manager of Cetacean Research (Mammal Research Institute,UniversityofPretoria, based at Iziko Museums ofCape Town) provided us with the following information on the incident. False killer whale strandings occur very rarely inSouth Africa.Such a situation has to be [...]
SEAL RESEARCHERS VISIT GEYSER ROCK September 06, 2009 by dyertrust On 10thFebruary 2009, Steve Kirkman and Martin Haupt, researchers who will be studying the movements and foraging behaviour of Cape Fur Seals, visited Geyser Rock, accompanied by Wilfred Chivell of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust.Scat samples were collected for dietary analysis and tests were carried out in order to assess whether [...]
Welcome to our Volunteer/Intern blog March 07, 2011 by dyertrust We have had and excellent group of volunteers and interns for the month of January stretching from all around the world. We can actually say it was the United Nations in Kleinbaai for this month. There was Noelle -USA, Blair and BenAustralia, UrielNetherlands, MaireadIreland, DavidUK, NicoleUSA and IngoGermany. The sharks for [...]
BEACH CLEAN UPS June 07, 2011 by dyertrust The Dyer Island Conservation Trust recently led two beach clean ups, both. The first was as part of the Football Foundations educational programme with scholars from Masakhane. Together with Wilfred Chivell, the team eagerly cleaned up a stretch from the Strandveld Museum in Franskraal. This area yielded a full bag of fishing line [...]
WORLD OCEANS DAY EDUCATIONAL LESSON June 08, 2011 by dyertrust On World Oceans Day, 8 June,people from all over the globe honour this incredible resource. The theme is Youth-The Next Wave for Change. The Dyer Island Conservation Trust took the opportunity to have an educational lesson on our Marine Big 5 with the Football Foundations Group from Masakhane School. This was [...]
MS OLIVA RUNS AGROUND ON NIGHTINGALE ISLANDMay 12, 2011 by dyertrustMS Oliva ran aground on Nightingale Island on 16th March 2011 and is leaking oilAs perWaddling for a Week23rd to 28th May 2011From Gansbaai to BouldersAn Animal Keepers Association Africa (AKAA) - Endangered Species Annual Awareness CampaignThis Campaign will raise awareness of the plight of our very own African Penguin which [...]
6th Shark tagged! June 01, 2011 by dyertrust Thanks to the generous donations from our clients, we have been able to acoustically tag a 6th shark. The shark, now named Dale, is a 3.5m male that has shed even more new light on the mysteries surrounding the movement patterns of white sharks whilst utilising the Dyer Island system. Our previously tagged [...]
Endangered Species Annual Awareness Campaign May 12, 2011 by dyertrust As per Waddling for a Week 23rd to 28th May 2011 From Gansbaai to Boulders An Animal Keepers Association Africa (AKAA) - Endangered Species Annual Awareness Campaign This Campaign will raise awareness of the plight of our very own African Penguin which is only found on the Southern African Coastline, and [...]
On Friday 23rd July, the Dyer Island Conservation Trust together with the 6th Grade class from Blompark Primary hoped to make a difference and headed off to Danger Point for a beach clean up. Teams of four were formed and together with the assistance of the international volunteers from Marine Dynamics and teacher, Mr Dreyer, each group collected waste and filled [...]