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The Seabird and Penguin Rehabilitation Centre has been apart of the White Shark Africa-Shark Program for years. Our interns have spent hours every Tuesday cleaning penguin poop, scrubbing the pool, helping with feedings and helping to clean birds covered in oil. We make connections with the wildlife, and they look back at you almost like they are trying to say thank you. Not every intern loves the work but we all know giving back and assisting with rehabilitation of the African Penguin is important to their survival on our planet.

African Penguins are an indicator species, meaning they are our warning sign of a collapsing ecosystem. Currently there are only 14,000 breeding pairs left in the world. African Penguins are threatened by pollution created by humans (plastic, oil, etc...) and over-fishing.

Over the course of the past fourteen years SAPREC has rescued and successfully rehabilitated; 602 African Penguins, 200 Seagulls and 100 Gannets. That’s almost 1,000 animals helped by SAPREC that wouldn’t have had any hope.

SAPREC is a non-profit organization that relies on sponsorship's and donations, but unfortunately 2020 may be the last year they are able to operate due to not having enough financial support as well as medical resources and food for all the rescued seabirds, so our team created a GoFundMe campaign in an effort to help SAPREC continue their work.

Carol Walton Founder of SAPREC says: “I’m just putting out a plea, not for me but for these dear little African Penguins that need all the help they can get, and anybody who is prepared to donate just a small amount, and if everybody, lots of people, donate a little amount it will be a huge difference for us in saving the African Penguin”.

A big thanks to our reunion 'Fin-Vember' November 2019 month of all returning interns: Ewan Wilson, Scott Deeth, Evan Vannier, Mark Graham and Valerie Luppino. It was an amazing month focused on raising awareness for our feathered friends.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-last-m...