AFRICAN PENGUIN AMBASSADORS IN ZOOS AND AQUARIA December 19, 2008 by dyertrust The 25th Annual Conference of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria was hosted by Antwerp Zoo in Belgium from the 16 to 20 September 2008. The Dyer Island Conservation Trust was invited to address the Penguin group on the wild African Penguins. Wilfred Chivell and Lauren Waller attended [...]
RISSO DOLPHIN STRANDED AT DANGER POINT September 21, 2009 by dyertrust A Rissos dolphin stranded at Danger Point on the 30th of July. This was the first dolphin of this species that we know to have stranded here. Meredith Thornton, Manager of Cetacean Research (Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, based at Iziko Museums of Cape Town) provided us with the [...]
COLLECTION OF SEAL SCAT ON GEYSER ROCK December 31, 2008 by dyertrust On the 31st October 2008, Steve Kirkman (of Marine and Coastal Management) and Wilfred Chivell (founder of DICT) visited Geyser Rock to collect seal scat samples for an ongoing diet monitoring study. Collecting the scats found on the surface of the colony is preferable to shooting seals or immobilizing [...]
A busy July for Alison Towner and the Great white sharksJuly 26, 2011 by dyertrustJuly 2011Studying great white sharks for the last five years in Gansbaai, I have often found myself out at sea wondering just what the sharks are up to on the other side of the headland- in False Bay. I have often imagined the same sharks I am [...]
Comments from our Marine VolunteersJuly 22, 2011 by dyertrustSome comments from our past Marine volunteers and Interns:
Lauren Waller will graduate with a PhD on 16 DecemberJuly 04, 2011 by dyertrustThe Dyer Island Conservation Trust is pleased to announce thatLauren Wallerwill formally graduate at the end of year graduation ceremony, on 16 December at 10h00. The Trust helped support Laurens studies and continues to support further studies on the endangered African penguins of Dyer Island.Text below courtesy of [...]
Marine volunteers assist with World Oceans DayJune 29, 2011 by dyertrustWorld Oceans Day saw the volunteers assisting the Dyer Island ConservationTrust with children from Masakhane School.A few no sea days due to bad weather meant a chance to catch up on lectures and a few excursions which included visiting Cape Agulhas, wine and beer tasting and all round good fun.Then a [...]
Winter sharks return to the bayJune 27, 2011 by dyertrustWeve been saying for a while now that the winter white sharks have returned to the bay,but its been nothing like ever before. Four days in succession we have seen at least 20 sharks and the average has been around 12-15 individuals per trip, some days its been almost impossible to count! [...]
WORLD OCEANS DAY EDUCATIONAL LESSONJune 08, 2011 by dyertrustOn 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 the second [...]
BEACH CLEAN UPSJune 07, 2011 by dyertrustThe 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 in under [...]