#sanccob

Sadly, African penguins are currently listed as endangered with their population steadily declining in the wild as they cope with threats from oil spills and competition with fisheries. Organizations such as the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) are fighting to preserve African penguins and species like them. 

#SeabirdSaturday / #SeabirderSaturday...Chilly winter temps have me wishing I had warm down feathers, like this fluffy little baby pingu's "scarf"… ❄️🐧🧣 #penguin #seabird #sanccob #conservation #wildliferescue #wildlifecare #wildliferhab #birdtherapy #animalcare #babypenguin #africanpenguin #spheniscidae #cute #warm #winter #brrr #scarf #floof #fluffy #birds #birdsofsouthafrica #downfeathers #babybird (at SANCCOB saves seabirds) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfOh5Jg8kl/?igshid=3astmj8v2vnz

“The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble” … . . Blaise Pascal  . .  . The oceans are Mother Earth’s ‘last great wilderness’. These open seas constitute a vast biotope covering more than two thirds of the planet’s surface, but man knows less about the underwater world here than they do of Antarctica. To put things in perspective, a mere 19% of the seabed has been charted, leaving an area twice the size of Mars to still be surveyed (the Nippon Foundation - GEBCO Seabed Project hope to achieve this by 2030). . . Within this vast seascape, untold marine species exist, ranging from microscopic krill to gargantuan whales which, unfathomably, feed on them. Despite the unimaginable immensity of this complex and diverse ecosystem, the ocean is under increasing threat from mankind. As Pascal observed, ‘everything is interconnected’, so every piece of plastic you discard, ends up here as ocean pollution ... . . A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to join the eminent ocean conservationist, @lewis.pugh, on a project where he helped @sanccob to release a number of rehabilitated Cape gannets into the #BigBlue of False Bay. His @lewispughfdn states: “Life as we know it first began in the oceans and all life fundamentally relies on them. The oceans have their own intrinsic value and have a right to be just as they have evolved over millennia: in perfect balance". . . What a privilege to photograph this minute segment of their remarkable #conservation effort & to experience the instinctual drive of these seabirds to be reunited with the ocean. Also, huge thanks to @davehurwitz and his @simonstown_boat_company for ferrying us onto a perfectly glassy Atlantic Ocean for the release. . . #SANCCOB #SeabirdRescue #LewisPughFoundation #simonstown #staysimonstown #playsimonstown   (at Simonstown.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKF-FeJL3x/?igshid=2yb6q1rukp3a

One of the privileges of rehabilitating seabirds is observing them progress and edge closer to the time where they can be released back into the wild. Seeing AP140 take its first swim today was one of those moments; admitted as a tiny 82g ball of fluff, this chick was rescued from St Croix island by SANParks Rangers after it was abandoned by its parents, most likely as a result of the oil spill that had occurred a few days earlier. 🐧🐧🐧 . . #AfricanPenguin #AlgoaBay #sharethebay #sanccob #savesseabirds #endgaredspecies #khayavolunteer #gowithkhaya #travel #adventure #gapyear #adoptapenguin #volunteering #africa #animals #nature #wildlife #conservation #explore #wanderlust #penguins #marinebirds #sanccob #southafrica (at Sanccob EC) https://www.instagram.com/p/B338TCWJ2vj/?igshid=1pi5mtwqa0guo

Once the penguins have been successfully treated for all their ailments, sufficiently fed to build up their reserves and are now ready to be discharged from the facility this is what happens.. 😁😁🐧🇿🇦👌🏻💯 . . #khayavolunteer #gowithkhaya #penguins #marinebirds #sanccob #southafrica #africa #memories #moments #motivation #inspiration #instatravel #travelphotography #travelgram #travelblogger #volunteering #volunteerabroad #portelizabeth #southafrica (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3PtKeNHD6g/?igshid=1dil1gwlm0kae

Aren't the lovely?... . 🇿🇦🐧 . . #khayavolunteer #gowithkhaya #penguins #marinebirds #sanccob #southafrica #africa #memories #moments #motivation #inspiration #instatravel #travelphotography #travelgram #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelguide #travel #travelholic #conservation (at Sanccob PE) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1uDqvsnVb0/?igshid=jejxsyemt9qw

#一起幫幫企鵝🐧  七月的時候，黑腳企鵝🐧🦶🏿在南非收到輪船油污陷漏的關係，六十餘隻黑腳企鵝受到嚴重的傷害。羽毛因為油污的關係，造成防水能力下降，維生困難😥  @SANCCOB 是南非一個企鵝保育組織，專注在居住於溫熱帶的黑腳企鵝的保育、搶救、生態研究。我有一位熱愛企鵝的日本姐姐，向我解釋這個組織的一些特點，其中像是能夠自由選擇捐助的項目，包含企鵝研究、建立企鵝的暫時的家、領養企鵝（對！你沒聽錯😉），以及他們對企鵝生態的努力  在此，希望也能邀請 @pen.daily 的朋友們，捐助一小部分的錢 💰，協助 #SANCCOB 守護企鵝的家 🏠  👉 網址是 http://sanccob.co.za/  👉 領養企鵝 http://sanccob.co.za/adopt/ （這很可愛，一定要看一下😙）  #一起做公益 #守護企鵝 #南非海岸企鵝保育基金會 #非營利組織 #做公益 #保育 #企鵝保育 #做愛心 #小企鵝 #pendaily #nekopen #penchan #conservation #penguinconservation #sanccobsavesseabirds #southernafricanfoundationfortheconservationofcoastalbirds #ペンギン #ぺんちゃん #ケープペンギン #🐧 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1h_Y8MhTGN/?igshid=1i7wl0kvsnqwn