Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Cleaning Penguins Near South Africa

Three cheers for these people on their way to save penguins. It's the kind of bread and butter of conservation that is beautiful in its simplicity and a small reminder that there may just be enough people out there to save the oceans. 

Good karma, dude
A rescue team is expected to leave Cape Town on Monday to join an international operation to clean up thousands of oiled penguins in the remote Southern Ocean, according to IOL Scitech.

The team, from Sanccob (the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds), is expected to arrive on the tug Singapore at the Tristan da Cunha island chain this weekend.

Read the whole story here.

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