SANCCOB Sea Bird Rehabilitation Centre

Pennies for PenguinsFIND OUT MOREIf you found an African penguin in distress …. lying sick or injured on the beach … in danger of being attacked by dogs or run over by a car … or an abandoned chick calling helplessly for food … you’d do what you could to try and save it.But what if you could still save these iconic and highly endangered birds – even when you’re nowhere near the beach? This is what happens when you partner with our dedicated penguin rangers … by contributing towards the cost of keeping them out in the field.Penguin rangers keep close watch over the colonies at Boulders Beach, Stony Point and on Robben Island … rescuing distressed, sick or injured birds, chicks or eggs, and relocating those nesting in unsafe areas or in danger from predators.Their skill and dedication have saved thousands of endangered African penguins who would not otherwise have made it. Even before the birds get to SANCCOB, rangers are responsible for stabilising them and then making sure they are safely transported to SANCCOB.They also pass on valuable information to our research team, by reporting sightings of microchipped penguins, which gives us insight into the movement and