Survival in the Wild / Research & Conservation

Survival in the Wild, also, Research and Conservation. . , Survival in the Wild , When fish are scarce, African penguins must keep on swimming. , There are not as many fish in the Benguela Current as there used to be, due in large part to years of unregulated commercial fishing. Food scarcity is a major cause of the ongoing decline of the African penguin population. Adult birds forced to swim farther for a meal are weakened by the effort and less able to provide for chicks., Research and Conservation , Recognizing a problem is often the first step to a solution. , Studies have shown that in areas where there is limited or no commercial fishing, African penguin colonies have been able to rebound. This suggests the importance of marine sanctuaries as a conservation strategy for the species.