REPORT SUSPECTED POACHING TO:
REPORT ANIMALS OR BIRDS IN DISTRESS TO:
REPORT SHARK ENCOUNTERS TO:
MARINE MANAGEMENT & PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS listed in alphabetical order below:
Follow this link for NGO’s working in Marine Conservation and Environmental Education.
Cape of Good Hope SPCA
To report marine animals in distress 021 7004158 / 59 . For all the services offered by the SPCA as well as contact details and opening times click on the link http://scenicsouth.co.za//place/cape-of-good-hope-spca-grassy-park/
KALK BAY HARBOUR
For the catch of the day, an update on the sea conditions, WHALES IN DISTRESS, information about FISHING PERMITS, or to report suspected POACHING...http://scenicsouth.co.za//place/kalk-bay-harbour/
MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT (MCM) INSPECTORATE
For information about fishing permits and to report suspected poaching. Kalk Bay and Kommetjie http://scenicsouth.co.za//place/marine-and-coastal-management-mcm-inspectorate-kalk-bay-and-kommetjie/
SEA BORDERLINE
Contact to report suspected poaching and for whales, dolphins, seals or seabirds in distress
021 786 8920
SHARK SPOTTERS
Full time shark spotters operate at Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, St James and the Hoek in Noordhoek all year round…http://scenicsouth.co.za//place/shark-spotters-fish-hoek-muizenberg-st-james-noordhoek/
Click here for information about new Shark Alert and Shark Flag signage and system
TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK: Marine Protected Area
The Marine Team based in Simon’s Town, is faced with the challenge of combating poaching and educating the fishing communities about sustainable use. A programme of recruiting and training volunteer marine conservators is about to be launched. Watch this spot for application forms. Please report marine animal stranding, whale entanglements or poaching of marine life to our 24 hour hotline, 021 786 5656.
iKapa Honorary Rangers spearhead Endangered African Penguin Nest Boxes Project.(Extracts from Press releases by John Elford) |
Members of the public who would like to contribute to saving the African Penguin can contact: iKapa Honorary Rangers
Johan Noeth tel 083 299 8474 johan.noeth@gmail.com
Herman Gibson tel 083 658 3001 hgibson@telkomsa.net
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SANCCOB: Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds
For info about SANCCOB , volunteering to help, and local SANCCob volunteers to call on when you find a seabird in distress…
A Whale of a Heritage Route
For information about which whales are doing what, where or to report a whale sighting in False Bay – go to http://scenicsouth.co.za//place/a-whale-of-a-heritage-route-for-info-re-whale-sightings-in-false-bay-and-along-the-atlantic-coast/