Researchers in South Africa are looking for a way to save the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) from extinction while balancing the needs of the fishing industry. At the turn of the 20th century, ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—A weathered, green building stands at the edge of the cozy suburban Table View neighborhood in Cape Town, just a few blocks down from a Burger King and a community library.

Conservation NGOs and commercial sardine and anchovy fisheries in South Africa have reached an out-of-court settlement agreeing to extents of fishing closures around six key African penguin breeding ...

BOSTON -- Two new African penguins have joined the rest of the penguin colony at the New England Aquarium in Boston following months of care behind the scenes. The chicks hatched in March and are ...

PRETORIA, December 1. /TASS/. Serious decline in the number of African penguins’ breeding pairs threatens the species with total extinction by 2036, BirdLife South Africa’s Communications Manager Kurt ...

CapeNature general manager Petro van Rhyn said the species is under severe threat due to food shortages, pollution, climate ...

With just 10,000 breeding pairs left, the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild by 2035 if the current rate of population decline continues. To protect the bird ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The endangered African penguins that hatched at the National Aviary last year are moving into the colony, and they've got new names. Formerly Hatchling 1 and Hatchling 2, Dave and ...

South Africa’s new environment minister is calling for an out-of-court settlement with conservation groups that earlier this year filed a case against his predecessor for not doing enough to protect ...

The New England Aquarium in Boston has prioritized play and engagement in its so-called “retirement community” for its aging African penguins. “We have a variety of behaviors we’re looking to ...

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Lambert” the penguin has a new way to make his way around his habitat at the New England Aquarium. The 33-year-old African<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...