Researchers in South Africa are looking for a way to save the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) from extinction while balancing the needs of the fishing industry. At the turn of the 20th century, ...

New regulations put in place strict rules, including seasonal restrictions and spill prevention measures, to balance penguin ...

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says the regulations are designed to prevent pollution and protect coastal ecosystems ...

As far as cold water marine ecosystems go, the waters off Cape Town are amongst some of the most biodiverse in the world--especially in proximity of a major city. Because of this, South African ...

A penguin inside a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa earlier this year, according to authorities. On Jan. 19, a pilot and three passengers transported a penguin back from Bird ...

The decisive action taken by the South African government underlines the importance of local conservation action and backing ...

PRETORIA, December 1. /TASS/. Serious decline in the number of African penguins’ breeding pairs threatens the species with total extinction by 2036, BirdLife South Africa’s Communications Manager Kurt ...

If you’ve never seen penguins before, you don’t have to travel all the way to Antarctica to find them. You can find them right here in the Cape, which is home to the African Penguin colonies, and ...

Adventure Aquarium has welcomed two baby chicks to its growing African penguin colony. The aquarium, located in Camden, surprised its social media followers by announcing the births of Gabby and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A slipped ankle tendon sounds like something attributed to a hulking NFL star on a team injury report. But for a small penguin, such an injury used to mean amputation or even death.

An African penguin from the Maryland Zoo, who helped produce over 200 offspring as part of the zoo’s species survival plan, has died at 33. Mr. Greedy was euthanized last week following a decline in ...

Humans aren’t the only species who need a retirement plan. But for African penguins, that plan doesn’t include a 401(k). The New England Aquarium created a new “retirement home” island in its penguin ...