Saving African Penguins

Posted by Life in Balance on Aug 17, 2011 in mc goes green | 0 comments

Earlier this year BirdLife International announced that the African Penguin had moved from the Vulnerable to the Endangered list. With a decline in numbers from 150 000 pairs in 1956 to fewer than 26 000 in 2009, one can see why.

The Guardian follows a young environmental ambassador with a tangible enthusiasm for birds, conservation and education. Tribute “Birdie” Mboweni lives in solitude on Dassen Island in order to protect and study the largest colony of African Penguins in Africa.

To read more and watch her at work go here.

Melissa Baird