The Goldings and SANCCOB

Overview

On February 8, 2025, SeaKeepers ambassador Mike Golding OBE & Andrea Golding met Nicky Stander Head of Conservation, at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds on board DY TRAVERSE. The primary objective of the Foundation is to conserve seabirds, the African penguin being the flagship species of focus. SANCCOB is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO 003-134) whose primary objective is to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oiled seabirds – especially critically endangered species like the African penguin. SANCCOB works closely with colony managers to identify birds in need of care in the wild and bring them to one of their two seabird hospitals in South Africa: Cape Town (Western Cape) and Gqeberha (Eastern Cape). All onboard DY TRAVERSE thank Nicky and her hard-working team for their vital conservation efforts, and would like to share the campaign - https://only.one/act/save-african-penguins

The International SeaKeepers Society's ambassador Mike Golding OBE met with SANCCOB to expand upon connections made by SeaKeepers Director of International Relations, Gill Rodrigues.