Cape Town’s Boulders Beach is famous for its once thriving, endemic African Penguin colony. But of the million breeding pairs that existed a mere hundred years ago, a staggering 2% remain. To highlight this demise, the 10,000 breeding pairs documented in 2023 have already dropped to under 8000 pairs in 2024. The stark reality remains: African Penguins are faced with extinction before 2035 should this decline continue. The penguins’ main food source, sardines, and anchovies are being depleted by commercial fishing, while other man-made factors like habitat destruction and pollution also take their toll. At Ocean Pledge the team believe in the power to create meaningful change by using their voices, so join this October and take a moment to #rememberThePenguins by signing the petition through the link in @birdlife_sa @sanccob