NINETEEN more abandoned African penguin chicks were recently rescued from Bird Island and admitted to the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) in Nelson Mandela Bay. This brought the total number of chicks at the centre to nearly 100. The remaining chicks are also doing well health-wise and have become quite vocal, which is a good thing! This is in order to purchase the critical supplies, including veterinary care, fish purchases, and rehabilitation consumables, while the birds are hand-reared at SANCCOB Gqeberha for the next three months. This money then also goes towards their care, which includes fish and veterinary care while they are in our care,” Paulse added.

Source: News 24 May 04, 2022 12:22 UTC