In early April, a Cape Fur Seal rescued at Mossel Bay in South Africa had to be euthanised because of its poor condition. The animal hospital caring for it asked that the seal be tested not only for rabies, but…

Last Friday, a female African penguin was successfully released back into the wild on Halifax Island near Lüderitz. Named AP002, the penguin was cared for by the Namibian Foundation for the Conservation of Seabirds (Namcob) for 49 days before she…

Namibia’s coastline is home to diverse fauna from Cape fur seals and seabirds to desert-adapted lions and scavengers such as the black-backed jackal and the brown hyena, often called the ‘strandloper’ (beach walker). Even vultures feed on carcasses along our…

Our Planet Has been warming for decades, with oceans absorbing more than 90% of this extra heat. Over the last 40 years, their heat intake has quadrupled, and even higher predictions are forecast for future. By 2025, global sea surface…