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Building Homes for Penguins

Building Homes for Penguins

African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary

Building Homes for Penguins

Here’s Dean and Enva from our team, hard at work building new homes for one of Africa’s most endangered seabirds, the African penguin.

Our Penguin Penthouse Project is all about giving penguins a safe place to raise their chicks. Years ago, people took the guano (bird droppings) they used to build their nests with, and now many penguins are left to nest on open ground, where it’s too hot, too wet, and too dangerous.

These special nests help keep the penguins safe from the weather and predators, giving their chicks a better chance to grow up strong.

Want to help? Visit our website here to learn more or donate.

Every nest counts. Let’s give penguins a better future, one penthouse at a time. 

Building Homes for Penguins

African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary

African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary, a Dyer Island Conservation Trust initiative, is a world-class marine bird rehabilitation centre based in Kleinbaai in the Overstrand. The African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary has been set up to assist the endangered African penguin, primarily working with the colo...

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