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Penguins in Rehab

On South Africa's Western Cape, some of the remaining populations of Africa's only penguin try to adapt to increasing environmental pressure. Once extremely numerous, the African penguin population has plummeted from one million breeding pairs to a tiny fraction of this figure. Commercial fishing, marine pollution, and habitat destruction have taken their toll. Due to increasing pressure, the African penguin could be wiped out within a decade without active intervention. In face of this uncertainty, the penguins have steadfast allies on land - the dedicated teams at The African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary. The team operates a 24-hour emergency rescue service which can deal with any type of crisis, from entanglement to oil spills. The mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and release back into the wild

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