Update for Thursday
Carol de Bruin
Johannesburg
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From: Les Underhill <>
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Date: 13 July 2000 06:27
Subject: [capebirdnet] (Fwd) WWF-SA Penguin Update no 11
>WWF-SA Media Release
>
>Thursday, 13 July 2000
>
>Peter, Percy & Pam
>
>Dr Robert Crawford of Marine and Coastal Management confirms that
>all three have checked in again. Peter is just west of Cape Agulhas,
>Percy is just west of Still Bay, and Pamela is just west of Mossel
>Bay. All are some distance offshore.
>
>Sunken 'Treasure'
>
>It would seem as if the amount of oil spilled from the 'Treasure'
>has been seriously under-estimated and that there is most likely 100
>tonnes still left on the vessel.
>
>Chick collectors
>
>Chick collectors have rescued 68 chicks and 22 oiled penguins on
>Dassen Island. They are stabilising the penguins on the island and
>will bring the birds to the mainland tomorrow (Friday). They have
>also found some dead (oiled) penguins on the island.
>
>Australian experts offer assistance
>
>The first group of four Australian penguin rehabilitation experts
>will arrive in South Africa on Saturday, 15 July 2000, to assist
>Sanccob with the Penguin Rescue Operation. Nedbank, SAA and the
>Mazda Wildlife Fund have joined forces to bring the Australians to
>South Africa.
>
>Sanccob
>
>Sanccob is rehabilitating 18 500 penguins at their Salt River
>facility and 3 800 at their Rietvlei facility.
>
>Volunteers who can assist after the holidays, must please phone one of the
>following numbers: (021) 480 7726 / 29 / 30 / 49 between 8:00 and 19:00.
>
>Donations can be forwarded to: WWF Penguin Appeal, WWF-SA, PO Box 456,
>Stellenbosch 7599, or by direct bank transfer to ABSA Stellenbosch, Branch
>code 334410, Account no: 40-5178-1879.
>
>
>
>
>
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>Professor Les Underhill
>Director: Avian Demography Unit
>Department of Statistical Sciences
>University of Cape Town
>Rondebosch 7701 South Africa
>Phone +27 21 650 3227 Fax +27 21 650 3434
>Web http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/adu/
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