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Help Stop Oil Exploration off Southern Cape Coast (Pletmos Baisin)

Posted on by May 4, 2017
Sungu Sungu Pletmos Seismic 3d run

We object to all oil exploration off our Southern Cape coast. Immediately, we object to the latest application for oil/gas exploration rights by Sungu Sungu Petroleum (Pty) Ltd (Ghana) for a 2,500 km² portion of the 11,224 km² area known as the Pletmos Baisin (offshore, between Knysna and Jeffrey’s Bay). In between, there is the famous Tsitsikamma National Park with iconic tourist destinations such as Nature’s Valley and Storms River. Other towns affected include Plettenberg Bay and Cape St Francis. Remember the Kiani Satu. Imagine something far worse happening! SIGN … Read the full article…

Over 200 Birds Rescued from Knysna Oil Spill

Posted on by August 24, 2015
Birds rescued from Knysna oil spill - Photo by SANCCOB

To date, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) has admitted 36 oiled African Penguins and 165 oiled Cape Gannets. This includes 67 Cape gannets that were rescued yesterday from Bird Island by the Marine Rangers section of Addo Elephant National Park (SANParks). A team of approximately 30 staff and volunteers have been hard at work hydrating the exhausted oiled gannets. The birds have been partitioned into groups according to their percentage oiling and strength which makes it easier to manage the rehabilitation process. The washing … Read the full article…