Namibia: African penguin survival at risk – Enviroment

New South African regulations now manage offshore ship-to-ship transfers of liquid cargo such as chemicals, oil, petroleum products and liquid natural gas, as well as refuelling ships.

The environment department says this will help protect the critically endangered African penguin and other marine species.

But BirdLife South Africa and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob) have expressed doubts over whether this ‘lifeline’ will protect the…