Sentences with phrase «african penguin colony»

Faced with this crisis situation, and working with researchers and the South African fish industries, the South African governmental agency overseeing fisheries (Marine and Coastal Management) closed to fishing in January 2009 a 20 - km radius ocean area around the largest African penguin colony (on the island of St Croix, Algoa Bay).

One day, take a private excursion along the scenic coastal road to the Cape Peninsula and visit the Cape of Good Hope, the African penguin colony at Boulders Beach, an ostrich farm, and quaint seaside towns.

Just under an hour away is Simonstown, home to an African penguin colony.

Boulders, home to an African penguin colony, is a wonderful swimming beach and very popular with families over a weekend, despite the entrance fee and the need to juggle the tides.

Other than the attraction of the beach there is the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden and an African penguin colony at Stoney Point.

South Africa has two mainland African penguin colonies — Stony Point, near Betty's Bay, and Boulders Beach in Cape Town.

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Feather loss also turned up in wild African penguins and in four Argentinian colonies of Magellanic penguins.

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This is especially the case for African penguins, which have shown significant declines in recent years and have been reduced to a handful of breeding colonies on islands off the coast of South Africa and Namibia.

The large penguin colony in Simon's Town (7 km away) is one of only two in the world housing the African penguins.

Close to Fish Hoek is the beautiful village of Simon's Town, and just beyond here is Boulders beach and one of the few land - based colonies of African penguins.

Wildlife lovers are in for a particular treat, with tours offering the chance to spot the «Big Five» on a guided game drive, as well as a visit to the famous Boulder's Beach, a picture perfect stretch of soft white sand and clear blue water with its very own colony of African penguins.

Later, travel to Boulders Beach - home to a colony of African Penguins.

For a seriously cute factor, you can get up close and personal with a colony of African Penguins that lives on Cape Town's Boulders Beach.

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For a Cape Town beach with a unique twist head to Boulders Beach; its soft sand and slightly warmer sea (Boulders is on the Indian Ocean's False Bay coastline) are home to a large colony of endangered African penguins.