The African Penguin

"The only penguin to inhabit the African continent, the population of the African penguins is dwindling at an alarming rate. Numbering 222,000 in the late 1970s, their number dropped to 72,000 adults in 2007 because of commercial fishing, climate change and oil spills due to coastal development. Without our help, up to 51% of the remaining African penguins could disappear from the continent within 20 years."

- IUCN

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Support MSC-certified seafood from responsible fisheries to reduce overfishing of the penguin’s food supply.

• Never eat or buy penguin eggs or products.

• Reduce plastic use and keep beaches clean to prevent marine pollution and entanglement.

• Support clean energy to reduce the risk of oil spills that devastate penguin colonies.s.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO HELP

Visit:

• SANCCOB - Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds

• BirdLife South Africa

• Penguins International

• AZA SAFE: African Penguin Program