The Knysna seahorse is endangered and has been described as a national treasure.
The hard work of more than 100 Plettenberg Bay residents has led to the saving of just under 1 000 Knysna seahorses on Wednesday.
Petro van Rhyn, general manager of advocacy at CapeNature, said the Knysna seahorse is truly a national treasure. “The public action was incredible, and it was a great combination of many people showing up and many people showing up at the right time. With this interaction we could find so many more seahorses. We absolutely commend the public and their actions. It was a huge community effort.”
“The big swell yesterday [Wednesday] also perpetuated the situation and they got washed out the mouth into a current and then the waves deposited them onto the beach. The same phenomena occurred today [yesterday].”
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