Birdlife South Africa and SANCCOB have reached an agreement with commercial sardine and anchovy fishers to provide foraging ...

The Biodiversity Law Centre, which represents the groups, said the number of penguins had dwindled from 15,000 in 2018 to ...

The Green Connection stands firmly in support of SANCCOB and BirdLife South Africa in their legal challenge, recognising that ...

But now, hope has arrived. On 18 March 2025, South Africa’s High Court ruled in favour of BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB, ordering 10-year no-fishing zones around six vital penguin breeding ...

The March 18 historic victory secured in the Pretoria High Court by BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB for South Africa’s ...

NGOs BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB gathered outside the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday. Photo: Peyton Joe Basson and Ayanda Kanise Efforts by BirdLife South Africa and the Southern African ...

Government has implemented island closures with immediate effect to enhance the conservation of South Africa’s penguin ...

In the rich waters of South Africa's coasts, 6 key breeding colonies of the African penguin are now no-go zones for ...

Dr. Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, hailed the agreement as a landmark achievement in ...

WHENEVER we go on family outings at sea, many of my fishing community friends help us to feed the African Penguin birds with leftover sardines and red-eye fish, especially in seasons when birds ...

One of the most significant aspects of the agreement is the formal closure of specific islands to commercial fishing, with ...

Conservation NGOs and commercial sardine and anchovy fisheries in South Africa have reached an out-of-court settlement ...