what's new
SANCCOB vet finds a new bug
19 Jul 2010 SANCCOB’s Veterinarian and Researcher, Dr. Nola Parsons collaborated with Michael...read more
photo gallery
searching sanccob
- BarhamDifferencesinbreedingsuccessbetwAPoiledandnonoiled2000.pdf
- BarhamReturntoRobbenIslandofAPthatwererehabilitated.pdf
- BarhamTheefficacyofhandrearingpenguinchicksOrphanedintheTreasure.pdf
- CrawfordInitialimpactofTreasureonseabirdsinWC.pdf
- MakhadoImpactofpredationbyCapefurseals.pdf
- ParsonsOiledInjuredAPotherseabirds20012.pdf
- ParsonsRehabilitationofSwiftTerns.pdf
- WhittingtonAgeoffirstbreedingofAP.pdf
- WhittingtonPatternsofimmigrationtoemigrationfrombreedingcolonies.pdf
- EffectsofBandingAPShannonHampton2007.pdf
VOLUNTEER BENEFITS
VOLUNTEER BENEFITS - Give something back to the environment and learn about seabird rehabilitation; Develop skills in teamwork and meet new people; Add this volunteer experience to your...read more
Become a volunteer
Why volunteer? - The limited number of permanent staff members cannot achieve the centre´s mission without assistance from volunteers. Benefits - Give something...read more
Dr. Nola Parsons
Veterinarian & ResearcherBorn in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nola grew up most of her life in Johannesburg. After qualifying as a Veterinarian from the University of Pretoria´s Veterinary Faculty at Onderstepoort, Nola...read more
2007
No major spills. SANCCOB treated 896 penguins (182 oiled and 549 African penguin chicks artificially reared) and 477 other sea birds. For the penguins there was an overall release rate...read more
Adopt a penguin
There were about 1.5 million adult African Penguins along the southern African coast in the 1930’s. Human activities reduced this number by a staggering 90% in less than a century....read more
Referenced papers
Referenced Papers - Since1980, the bird rehabilitation undertaken SANCCOB has been focus of a series of studies by researchers, and the resulting findings have been published in an...read more
- BarhamDifferencesinbreedingsuccessbetwAPoiledandnonoiled2000.pdf
- BarhamReturntoRobbenIslandofAPthatwererehabilitated.pdf
- BarhamTheefficacyofhandrearingpenguinchicksOrphanedintheTreasure.pdf
- CrawfordInitialimpactofTreasureonseabirdsinWC.pdf
- MakhadoImpactofpredationbyCapefurseals.pdf
- ParsonsOiledInjuredAPotherseabirds20012.pdf
- ParsonsRehabilitationofSwiftTerns.pdf
- WhittingtonAgeoffirstbreedingofAP.pdf
- WhittingtonPatternsofimmigrationtoemigrationfrombreedingcolonies.pdf
- EffectsofBandingAPShannonHampton2007.pdf
Job Opportunities
Unfortunately no vacancies exist at this time.read more
History
How SANCCOB began - The story of our founder - Information supplied by: Bruce Coultas and Elizabeth Cridland If you are looking for motivation, you might find...read more
Welcome to SANCCOB
SANCCOB (The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) is an internationally recognised leader in seabird rehabilitation. This non-profit seabird rehabilitation centre is based...read more
At a glance
SANCCOB is an internationally recognized seabird conservation and rehabilitation institution. As the Southern African authority, we are called to act in situations involving oiled, injured, abandoned and ill seabirds. ...read more
Oil slick puts SANCCOB on high alert
SANCCOB, as the principal rehabilitator of oiled seabirds in Southern Africa, is on high alert, due to an oil slick floating in the vicinity of Koeberg. On Friday...read more
Brochure
Need marketing material? - This brochure is ideal for this purpose! Click here to download the SANCCOB brochure. ...read more
Purchase an Edu-pack
Over the past couple of years we´ve had many requests from learners, teachers and the public for information on seabrids. The most common reason we are hearing is " I´ve...read more
Save Our Seabirds Festival
During the this year's first Save our Seabirds Festival, organised by BirdLife South Africa, SANCCOB brought our flagship species the African penguin into the limelight during a week aimed at...read more
Seabird Health Survey
In the light of the drastic decline of seabird numbers, and the change in their distribution in the recent 100 years, SANCCOB acknowledged the need to launch a first-time ever...read more
