Death of 95% African Penguins Near Cape Town Caused by Overfishing – Research

NAMPA / Sputnik

2025-12-05

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - The overfishing of sardines off the southern coast of South Africa has likely caused more than 60,000 African penguins, representing 95% of the breeding population in two colonies living near Cape Town, to starve to death from 2004–2011, a study published by an international group of scientists said. "High adult mortality of African penguins Spheniscus demersus in South Africa after 2004 was likely caused by sta......

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