Is it fish or is it fowl?

Writer: Elaine Davie.

It can walk – sort of – but it cannot fly; instead, it can dive up to 100m under water. The penguin is a remarkable animal, perfectly adapted for its important role in the marine eco-system. Yet, in the case of the African Penguin which inhabits our oceans, its numbers have plummeted to such an extent that it is now on the endangered species list.

The Stony Point Reserve in Betty's Bay plays a critical role in the conservation of the African Penguin.

Globally, there are 18 penguin species, many of them threatened. Indeed, worldwide, they are the most threatened species after albatrosses and petrels. And if the African Penguin is to escape extinction, then the seven protected colonies in the Western and Eastern Cape – Dassen, Robben and Dyer Islands, together with Boulders and Stony Point in the former, and Bird and St Croix Islands in the latter – must continue to play a critical role.

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