Incredible footage capture of the release of 10 Penguinsback into the wild by Nature’s Valley Trust.
News of the release broke last week and over the weekend it happened. Nature’s Valley Trust filmed the morning and shared it on their Facebook page for all the people who couldn’t be there.
The penguins were rescued over a 4 month period and rehabilitated for a variety of ailments. They were cared for by the Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre.
Over the last 4 months there has been a steady influx of young (blues and one juvenile) penguins to Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. They have been retrieved from as far afield as the Goukamma area to the west and Natures Valley to the east.
Blood toxicology showed two of these birds had contracted Avian Malaria, three suffered from Babesia (parasitic infection of red-blood cells) and four had a clean tox screen but were weak and dehydrated. Three of these aforementioned birds also had injuries to various body parts, some affecting waterproofing and others impairing movement or sight.
Nature’s Valley Trust shared the video and thanked everyone involved in the process.
“Woohoo! Here is the awe-inspiring video of Saturday’s penguin release. For those who missed it, now you can see what the hype was about, and for those there, now we can relive it again and again! Thanks again to Tenikwa Wildlife for doing such a great rehab job on these ten African Penguins, and a massive NVT thumbs up to Garth Ensley Photography and Video for this great video! With BirdLife South Africa, Birdlife Plettenberg Bay, and WESSA Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa” – Nature’s Valley Trust
We promised to share the video when it went live so here it is. Watch their waddle to freedom below.
African Penguin release November 2017
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Woohoo! Here is the awe inspiring video from Saturday's penguin release. For those who missed it, now you can see what the hype was about, and for those there, now we can relive it again and again! Thanks again to Tenikwa Wildlife for doing such a great rehab job on these ten African Penguins, and a massive NVT thumbs up to Garth Ensley Photography and Video for this great video! With BirdLife South Africa, Birdlife Plettenberg Bay, and WESSA Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa
Posted by Nature's Valley Trust on Monday, 13 November 2017
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