This web site offers you the opportunity to not only learn more about our rescue and rehabilitation activities but to keep track of the rehab residents. On the Penguin Diaries page you will see the current residents of the Rehabilitation Facility - each bird will have a small album to record it's anticts, from rescue to release. The Penguin Diaries and Gallery will give you a visual overview of those stories that makes our work special. The rehabilitation facility is situated in Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape, South Africa
The kids from Westampton Middle School in New Jersey, America surprised us with their wonderful project "Penguins on Parade' We have placed a link to their site on our Links Site. We hope that you will enjoy the art work as much as we have. Well done kids! The Westampton kids are now financially supporting penguin Waddles. Waddles is still suffering from a bad foot infection and we have to bandage his feet every second day. Barry the vet is very positive about his prognosis and we hope to release him as soon as he has completed his moult.
We only have eight penguins in the rehab at present. This time of the year is normally our time for rest and recovery and we can do some important maintenance at the centre, before the new "intake" starts. The eight penguins in our care at the moment are all stunted moulters or penguins with serious wounds, the real end of season strugglers.
Ajubatus Marine Rescue deals with:
- Oiled African Penguins
- Sick and dehydrated African penguins
- Injured African Penguins
- Sick & Injured Marine Birds
- Visitors from far-away places in need of rest and recovery
Ajubatus Marine rescue is dedicated to mitigating the human impact on marine birds and mammals through emergency
response & rescue, rehabilitation, research and education.
As a marine bird
rehabilitation centre we provide treatment and temporary care to injured, diseased, displaced or oiled indigenous marine birds.
Our aim is the return of these animals to the wild in order to help maintain population figures.
In order to achieve this aim we provide:
- Emergency Response & Rescue
- Medical treatment
- Housing
- Nutrition
- Captive Management
- Conditioning
The mandate of Ajubatus is:
- To provide and maintain the best medical and captive care within our resources, for the rehabilitation of affected marine birds to ensure their release back into the wild. Priority is given to species under threat of extinction like the African Penguin.
- To continually promote and educate the public about the issues affecting our marine environment
- To conduct research that may be able to provide guidelines for future rehabilitation efforts or that will indicate trends that may threaten the well-being of a species
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