CAPE TOWN The endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild in just over a decade. To protect the bird’s food supply and slow its population collapse, South Africa is throwing a protective no-fishing cordon around its main breeding colonies. But the devil is in the details, and conservationists say time […]
As the birds formerly known as “jackass penguins” struggle to find food, South Africa debates whether to give them a leg up by banning commercial fishing near their island colonies.
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