Poll indicates almost two-thirds of South Africans unaware African Penguin critically endangered

Stander said the government had the power to reverse this tragic trend but it must act now. Blue Marine’s study also highlights a strong belief in human responsibility for the crisis. It found 53% of those polled attributed the African Penguin’s decline to human activities, such as overfishing and pollution. More than half of respondents [54%] claim the extinction of the species would damage the country’s reputation as a leader in wildlife conservation. “These iconic birds face imminent extinction unless we understand that humans are not the only species who rely on the…