World Penguin Day is celebrated each year on the 25th of April, coinciding with the annual northern migration of Antarctic penguins. Here at Paradise Wildlife Park, we have a colony of Endangered African penguins at our Penguin Falls who are part of a successful breeding program and act as ambassadors for their wild counterparts.
Currently, as recognised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) there are a total of eighteen species of penguins with thirteen of these species either listed as Threatened or Endangered. Our colony of African penguins help raise vital funds and awareness for the species as well as the need for protecting their ocean habitats.
We have recently opened our new attraction Boulders Beach, where you can enjoy the refreshing waters or lounge on a hammock in the sunshine at Hertfordshire’s first beach. Boulders Beach at Paradise Wildlife Park is inspired by the Boulders Beach in False Bay on the coast of South Africa. Where a colony of African Penguins have taken residence on the sandy beaches with large granite boulders naturally protecting from wind and large, stormy waves. This area has recently been added to the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area, ensuring the beaches are safe and clean, and the penguins natural habitats are protected. When you visit Boulders Beach at Paradise Wildlife Park make sure to read about the conservation efforts of our conservation partner: The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds – SANCCOB and why not try to spot all 20 life-size African penguins hidden around the beach.
SANCCOB is a registered non-profit organisation, whose primary objective is to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oiled seabirds. With the estimates of only 18,000 breeding pairs left in the wild, SANCCOBs efforts play a vital part in protecting the species and ecosystems surrounding them. Their consistent efforts in the conservation of the African penguins and a number of other seabird species aids the overall protection of these animals for future generations. SANCCOB plays a vital part in the conservation efforts and every year Paradise Wildlife Park raises funds for SANCCOB to continue their necessary work. Without the support of everyone, these efforts wouldn’t be possible and with this support, we hope this incredible species, the penguin-like to many others, will be around for generations to come.
You too can help! When visiting us you help contribute to vital conservation funds and projects. You can also adopt one of our African penguins, where you will receive a penguin-tastic adoption pack as well as being added to the penguin adoption board for the year! All funds going back into the work of the charity and the conservation.
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