The source of an oil pollution incident which left 19 underweight African penguins oiled between Hout Bay and Kommetjie last week remains a mystery.

Two critically endangered penguin chicks that were born in a zoo have been "thriving", keepers said. The black-footed ...

The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob) treated 12 critically endangered African Penguins affected in an alleged oil spill that occurred between Hout Bay and ...

after the penguins came into contact with oil. On Friday SANCCOB announced that they had been alerted to an oil spill along the West Coast. Oil was discovered last week on the main beaches in ...

An oil slick first spotted over a week ago has spread to pollute around 40 kilometres of West Coast beaches, now threatening ...

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The incident, experts said, showed that oil spills continue to pose yet another threat to the survival of the critically endangered African penguin, a species already on the brink of collapse.

The incident, experts said, showed that oil spills continue to pose yet another threat to the survival of the critically endangered African penguin, a species already on the brink of collapse.