On the Brink: The Fight to Protect Africa’s Penguins

In this special International Penguin Day episode of Robin’s Nest, we travel to South Africa’s coastline to meet CJ Havemann, Centre Manager of SANCCOB’s Gqeberha facility, one of the world’s most critical lifelines for the endangered African penguin. From oil spills to habitat loss, African penguins face mounting threats pushing them closer to extinction. But at SANCCOB, rescue teams are fighting back, rehabilitating injured birds, hand-rearing abandoned chicks, and releasing them back into ...