The African penguin is facing population decline from competition with commercial fisheries and climate-mediated shifts in prey populations.
African Penguin now officially ‘critically endangered’ Image by Wikimedia Commons/Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0, the decision was announced on Monday by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature which manages the Red Lists of Threatened Species world-wide.There are 18 penguin species globally, and the iconic African Penguin is the first to meet the criteria for this classification – just one rank below the “extinct in the wild” category.
The report authors estimate the total tourism value of the Boulders colony near Simon’s Town to be between R505 million and R2.3 billion annually.The total tourism value of this plus the other penguin colonies is estimated to be in the range of R613 million to R2.7 billion per year, the report says. Based on a valuation study involving interviews with people from all parts of Cape Town, the aggregate WTP for penguin conservation of Capetonians is estimated to be in the range of R551 million to R731 million per year.Reality TV star, Nonkanyiso ‘LaConco’ Conco won the Best Television Presenter award at the Saftas on Saturday, 26 October.
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