Environmental organizations commemorate World Penguin Day

Environmental organizations commemorate World Penguin Day

April 25 marked a new celebration of World Penguin Day to highlight these birds' environmental role, raising awareness of the threats they face, and promoting conservation. Under the theme “Waddle for a Greener Tomorrow,” conservationist groups promoted eco-friendly actions to ensure penguins’ habitats remain safe.

Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel and bring the information in the palm of your hand. World Penguin Day: celebration and types of penguins Every 25th of April is celebrated the World Penguin Day, a date to raise awareness about its conservation and ecological importance. Although we often imagine penguins among the ice, there are more than 18 species adapted to different climates: from the emperor of Antarctica, to the small Galapagos penguin. T…

SOUTH AFRICA STEPS UP TO SAVE THE AFRICAN PENGUIN

Fri 25 April 2025: As the world marks World Penguin Day, South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting one of its most iconic yet critically endangered species — the African penguin. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) has outlined bold steps being taken to halt the dramatic population decline of these […]

An Especially Important World Penguin Day for Africa's Best and Only

It’s World Penguin Day and a particularly important one this year. Hope for Africa’s only penguin to recover from extreme population decline is high following a significant conservation milestone and court win!   Cape Town, South Africa (25 April 2025) — It’s World Penguin Day, and this year is a particularly auspicious event for the African Penguin. One of 18 penguin species across the globe, the African Penguin has the dubious distinction of b…

Scientists agree that the threats to penguins in Latin America are still latent, despite several successful efforts made by academia, organizations and governments to preserve them. Although at first sight they do not seem particularly skillful, penguins are more amazing seabirds than is believed. They have the ability to climb hills with an unimaginable agility and underwater they are completely transformed to dive with a skill that seems to fl…

World Penguin Day: African Penguins Take Centre Stage In Conservation Efforts - The Bulrushes

Cape Town – Today is World Penguin Day, which highlights the unique characteristics and conservation challenges faced by penguin species worldwide. World Penguin Day is celebrated annually on 25 April. Among these, the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), native to the southern and southwestern coasts of Africa, currently stands out due to the significant conservation efforts currently underway to protect it. In a landmark development last mon…