Rangers in wet suits have been searching for oil-tarred penguins in shallow water around St Croix Island off the South African coast as a ...
ST CROIX ISLAND: Rangers in wet suits have been searching for oil-tarred penguins in shallow water around St Croix Island off the South African coast as a refuelling spill highlights conservationists' fears over pollution.
"This is exactly the concern with offshore 'bunkering' that we have been voicing concerns about," Stacey Webb, of the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds charity, told AFP. Plans to develop the bay into a major re-fuelling hub for international vessels have generated widespread controversy, with conservationists and the tourism sector saying the risk of pollution is too high.African penguins, which are only found in South Africa and Namibia, are also known as jackass penguins for their braying call.
African penguins, which are only found in South Africa and Namibia, are also known as jackass penguins for their braying call. "There are significant environmental risk factors, and St Croix Island supports the largest breeding population of the African penguin on the planet."
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