Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saving Penguins

🐧 Research & Conservation

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 26, 2021

1. Saving Penguins Marker

Inscription. The tremendous rescue operation was coordinated by SANCCOB (the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Staff and volunteers worked around the clock for weeks. They rescued and rehabilitated more than 19,000 oiled penguins and transported another 20,000, not yet oiled, to safer areas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is June 2000.

Location. 39° 19.507′ N, 76° 38.704′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Druid Hill Park. It is on Buffalo Yard Road just south of African Journey, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Help from the Zoo (here, next to this marker); Disaster at Sea (here, next to this marker); Survival in the Wild / Research & Conservation (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Penguin Coast (a few steps from this marker); To an African penguin, poop is not waste. (within shouting distance of this marker); Because penguins are birds, they must breed on land. (within shouting distance of this marker); Avian Malaria: A Problem with a Pioneering Solution

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to Penguin Coast (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 26, 2021

2. Saving Penguins Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.