22 January 2016
ATLANTA (January 21, 2016) – Georgia Aquarium is proud to present a $40,000 contribution to the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). SANCCOB, a hands-on rehabilitation center in South Africa, works to conserve and protect Southern Africa’s sea birds, including the endangered African penguin. Georgia Aquarium has been a long-standing research and conservation partner with SANCCOB, working to reduce the decline of wild populations of African penguins.
22 December 2015
Since 20 October, 279 abandoned African penguin chicks have been admitted to SANCCOB (the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds), the non-profit seabird centre in Table View, Cape Town. October through to January, dubbed 'chick season’ by the organisation, sees both local and international volunteers flocking to SANCCOB to assist with rehabilitating these small fluffy chicks during the festive season. Recently, a group of international volunteers had the special opportunity of releasing 14 endangered African penguins back into the wild at Betty’s Bay which they helped to rehabilitate.