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SANCCOB vet finds a new bug
19 Jul 2010 SANCCOB’s Veterinarian and Researcher, Dr. Nola Parsons collaborated with Michael...read more
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- BarhamDifferencesinbreedingsuccessbetwAPoiledandnonoiled2000.pdf
- BarhamReturntoRobbenIslandofAPthatwererehabilitated.pdf
- BarhamTheefficacyofhandrearingpenguinchicksOrphanedintheTreasure.pdf
- CrawfordInitialimpactofTreasureonseabirdsinWC.pdf
- MakhadoImpactofpredationbyCapefurseals.pdf
- ParsonsOiledInjuredAPotherseabirds20012.pdf
- ParsonsRehabilitationofSwiftTerns.pdf
- WhittingtonAgeoffirstbreedingofAP.pdf
- WhittingtonPatternsofimmigrationtoemigrationfrombreedingcolonies.pdf
- EffectsofBandingAPShannonHampton2007.pdf
- International Year of Biodiversity media releasecombined.pdf
- OIL SLICK PUTS SANCCOB ON HIGH ALERT 22 Jan 2010 1.pdf
- S DAY SPECIAL 1 February 2010.pdf
- 120 Cape Gannets Endangered status African penguin May 31 2010.pdf
- SANCCOB CapeNature joint press release Gannet chicks off Bird Island 20 May 2010 .pdf
1971 February
Wafra ran aground 5 miles off Cape Agulhas leaking 13,000 tonnes of oil. A fencing in operation saves the majority of dyer Island penguins.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
Local Volunteers
You are considered to be local volunteer when… - You are a citizen A permanent resident A foreign student with more than 1 year of study left. SANCCOB...read more
Working with the birds is therapy
Working with the birds is therapy - I hear local volunteers all the time time telling me that volunteering at SANCCOB is like therapy...and for everybody it's different. ...read more
Download and complete the forms below
Click on the links below to download the Volunteer Application and Indemnity forms and complete. Return your forms to Carolé Olivier via e-mail or fax...read more
Community Service and Job Shadowing
WE REGRET THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANY LEARNERS WHO FALL IN THIS CATERORY AT PRESENT. INSTEAD, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE VOLUNTEER CENTRE, TEL....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
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
2006
No major spills. SANCCOB treated 1299 penguins (250 oiled and 854 African penguin chicks artificially reared) and 838 other sea birds. For the penguins there was an overall release rate...read more
2005 August
A Mystery spill affects 461 penguins from various areas along the coast between Dassen Island and Plettenberg Bay, with the bulk of the birds coming from Dyer Island (56%)read more
2004
No major spills. SANCCOB treated 655 penguins (226 oiled) and 486 other sea birds. For the penguins there was an overall release rate of 67.79% and for the other sea...read more
2003
SANCCOB treated 1052 penguins (676 oiled) and 805 other sea birds. For the penguins there was an overall release rate of 82.99% and for the other sea birds there was...read more
2003 May
Oil from an unknown source affected 130 penguins and 24 Cape cormorants at Robben Island.read more
2002
No major spills. SANCCOB treated 977 penguins (608 oiled) and 958 other sea birds. For the penguins there was an overall release rate of 73.80% and for the other marine...read more
2001
No major spills, SANCCOB treated 817 penguins (383 oiled) and ±612 other sea birds. For the penguins there was an overall release rate of 71.60% and for the other sea...read more
1997
No major spill, SANCCOB treated 750 penguins and ±300 other sea birdsread more
1996
MV Cordigliera sank north of Port St Johns, oiling 1,200 penguinsread more
1995
Mystery spill of Dyer Island affected 1,600 penguinsread more
1985 August
Capodistrias, a bulk carrier, runs aground off Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth, oiling ±900 penguins.read more
1983
Super tanker Castillo de Belver exploded and broke in two off Saldanha Bay. Released oil affected 1,400 Cape gannets and 800 penguins on Malgas Island and Lambert’s Bayread more
1970 November
Kazimah wrecked on Robben Island, affecting ±1,000 penguinsread more
The patter of happy feet
The patter of happy feet - 31 August 2009 Some good news from Namibia...African penguin, A10863 that was released on 26/05/09 and seen building a nest on...read more
The penguins of boulders
The Penguins of Boulders - Price R180 - Walk in. (Purchase directly at SANCCOB) currency converter R200 - Local (Delivery within South Africa)...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
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SANCCOB contributes to research wherever possible. Avian malaria research - SANCCOB continues to work with its partners in research to expand our understanding about Avian malaria in...read more
First African penguin from Namibia is ´Home Sweet Home´
First African penguin from Namibia is ´Home Sweet Home´. - 17 June 2009 It was a pink spot day on Mercury Island when a Namibian conservationist...read more
Other research
Other research - SANCCOB is proud to partner with conservation minded organizations like IFAW, Dyer Island Conservation Trust (DICT), DEAT: Marine and Coastal Management, Cape Nature, SANParks, Ajubatus...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
Tours & Visits
Private tours - Although some areas of the centre are restricted, this tour could be considered as an exclusive “behind the scenes” tour of the facility. ...read more
Job Opportunities
Unfortunately no vacancies exist at this time.read more
The Times - Penguin Story
The Times - SANCCOB penguin story - April 2009 Narration: Riana Spit read more
African Penguin
Scientific name Spheniscus demersus Common name ENGLISH: African Penguin, Jackass Penguin, Cape Penguin, Black – footed Penguin AFRIKAANS: Brilpikkewyn XHOSA: Inguza, Unombombiya Description Adult African penguins are a...read more
SANCCOB releases 84 African penguins back into the wild.
SANCCOB releases 84 African penguins back into the wild - 21 May 2009 84 of our 129 Namibian-guest African penguins was released back into the...read more
Peter, Percy and Pamela
Peter, Percy and Pamela's World Famous Voyage - They were relocated and released at Cape Recife. The straight line distance form Cape Recife to Robben Island is 778km. Peter,...read more
Treasure oil spill
On 23 June 2000 at about 03h00, the MV Treasure sank 8km off Table Bay, Cape Town, releasing 1,300 tonnes of fuel oil, causing the world’s worst ever coastal bird...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
Rehabilitation success
SANCCOB´s rehabilitation successes published - Other research that shows rehabilitating oiled penguins is successful, include: The modeling exercise done by the University of Cape Town´s Percy Fitz...read more
SANCCOB launches operation Luderitz to save African penguins from Namibia
SANCCOB LAUNCHES ´OPERATION LUDERITZ´ TO SAVE AFRICAN PENGUINS FROM NAMIBIA. - 20 April 2009 During the last week, 130 oiled African penguins have been rescued...read more
Schools - Outreach Education programme
SANCCOB VISITS YOU - Proudly sponsored by De Beers Marine Division, our Outreach Education programme, can now take a small part of SANCCOB, to previously disadvantaged schools...read more
Online media
Even though the internet is still a fairly new form of communication, we have been featured in many online publications and articles. Click on the links below to read...read more
Press Releases
2010 - Click on the link below to read the Press releases issued by SANCCOB in 2010. read more
- International Year of Biodiversity media releasecombined.pdf
- OIL SLICK PUTS SANCCOB ON HIGH ALERT 22 Jan 2010 1.pdf
- S DAY SPECIAL 1 February 2010.pdf
- 120 Cape Gannets Endangered status African penguin May 31 2010.pdf
- SANCCOB CapeNature joint press release Gannet chicks off Bird Island 20 May 2010 .pdf
"City Slickers" - A tale of two African Penguins
City Slickers - A tale of two African Penguins - PriceExlcuding shipping and handling DVD - R150 Video - PAL - R120 Video - NTSC - R140 ...read more
66 Cape Gannet juveniles successfully admitted
In a joint effort between SANCCOB and CapeNature, SANCCOB successfully admitted 66 juvenile Cape Gannet on 2 June 2010. These birds were removed from Lambert's Bay Cape Gannet colony as...read more
Orphaned Penguins: hand reared by SANCCOB
The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) received over 400 orphaned African penguin chicks from Cape Nature’s Dyer Island at the end of October.read more
Support the Rescue Campaign
Did you know that recent statistics have shown that African penguins could be extinct in the wild in as little 10 years? Help SANCCOB to save the African penguin by...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
international volunteers
International Volunteers spotted...working with the penguins from Namibiaread more
SPECIAL OFFER - SANCCOB fleeces
SANCCOB fleeces are here, just in time for winter.. - 28 April 2009 We are celebrating the launch of our new website, with the introducion of...read more
2008
No major spills. SANCCOB treated 497 penguins (125 oiled and 72 African penguin chicks artificially reared) and 409 other sea birds. For the penguins there was an overall release rate...read more
At a glance
Giving comes in many forms. Each and every supporter is valued at SANCCOB regardless of the size of your contribution. DID YOU KNOW ... an amount as little...read more
Last Release for 2008
Other films and documentaries - City Slickers - a Tale of 2 African Penguins...info Mountains of the Sea...read more
Bailey
Bailey - Bailey was collected from Gansbaai on the 12th of September 1998. Admitted as a very thin adult with an injured flipper, her recovery was very...read more
Beauty
Beauty - In 2003 Beauty was brought to SANCCOB by National Parks staff at Boulders. She was an arrested moulter. Because Beauty was in this delayed moulting process...read more
Dyer
Dyer - Dyer was admitted from Dyer Island in 1994 during an unidentified oil spill. He was not releasable and joined our permanent residents in Home Pen. ...read more
Flipper
Flipper - Flipper was brought to SANCCOB on 21 June 2003 from Dyer Island. He was very weak, emaciated and had a large wound under his flipper....read more
Flo
Flo - Flo became a permanent resident in Home Pen during the late 1990´s. She was deemed non releasable as result of movement problems in her right...read more
Jill
Jill - Covered in oil when she arrived from Dassen island in the late 1990´s, Jill was washed but never made a full recovery and suffered from chronic...read more
Matilda
Matilda - On of our oldest permanent residents in Home Pen, Matilda was admitted in 1994 with a hunched back. This was probably due to an injury in...read more
Sandals
Sandals - Sandals was admitted to SANCCOB in the early 1990´s from the Eastern Cape. with both of his feet, severely injured. He was taught to walk again...read more
Peter, Pamela and Percy in the Big Spill
Peter, Pamela and Percy in the Big Spill - Price - R80 currency converter Shipping and handling included. This book tells the...read more
Why insect proof netting?
Why insect proof netting? - To protect the seabirds, especially African Penguins from contracting Avian malaria To prevent other diseases such as Newcastle’s disease that can be transferred...read more
The Magenta Penguin
The Magenta Penguin - Price Available as a Book/soft toy set only. R160 - Local (Delivery within South Africa) currency converter...read more
To film at SANCCOB...
Interested in filming? - Follow these 2 easy steps STEP 1 - Read the Filming Requirements read more
African Penguin Day
26 September 2009 is the first time African penguins got to have a day dedicated to them! During Annual International African penguin day, a SANCCOB initiative, the celebrations culminated in the...read more
Purchase Christmas cards
Surprise your friends and family with our specially designed penguin-motief SANCCOB Christmas cards this year. Designed by Mark Wessels and featuring pictures by Mark Wessels and Esa...read more
In November, Col´Cacchio and SANCCOB join forces
NOVEMBER IS SANCCOB MONTH AT COL’CACCHIO PIZZERIA IN SEASIDE VILLAGE - November is AFRICAN PENGUIN MONTH at Cal’Cacchio Pizzeria in Seaside Village. Every Monday evening during November...read more
Chick Bolstering Project
The Chick Bolstering Project is a collaborative effort between various organizations attempting to arrest the decline in the global numbers of African penguins through introducing hand-reared chicks back into the...read more
JOIN US FOR THE HANDS ACROSS THE SAND EVENT ON BLOUBERG BEACH - 26 JUNE 2010
Join hands across the sand with SANCCOB, their ambassador penguin, and other conservation minded people on Saturday 26 June on Blouberg Beach at 11.45am to say YES to clean energy....read more
SANCCOB´s aim: Green energy
Some 50 people gathered on Blouberg Beach on Saturday morning to show their support for clean energy. The ´Join hands across the sand´ event was organized by SANCCOB who...read more
