Divorce rates appear to be a more reliable predictor of the reproductive success of the colony than environmental factors ...

BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB are taking legal action against the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to ...

The team documented almost 250 penguin divorces out of about 1,000 pairs included in the study, with higher divorce rates during less productive breeding seasons and lower rates during more ...

Birdlife South Africa and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) have hauled the ...

Scientists found that "divorce" was relatively common in the colony of 37,000 little penguins they studied on Philip Island over 13 breeding seasons. The split usually came after a disappointing ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

A landmark lawsuit challenges South Africa’s fisheries policies, as conservationists warn thatAfrican Penguins could ...

The organisations have sought from the court to review and set aside the minister’s decision to put in place island closures ...

This new scientific deep dive into the love lives of little penguins was conducted over 10 years and 13 breeding seasons. Scientists were looking to determine what little penguin pairings can ...

“However, after a poor reproductive season they may try and find a new partner for the next season to increase their breeding success.” Researchers tracked the penguin “marriages” over 13 ...

The decision by BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB to take the Minister and Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to the Pretoria High Court over decisions in 2023 on closures to ...