Sardine deaths threaten Algoa Bay’s endangered African Penguins
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As reports of dead and dying sardines spread along the Eastern Cape coast, experts in Nelson Mandela Bay have voiced their concerns over the impact this could have on dwindling African Penguin numbers.
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What happened
As reports of dead and dying sardines spread along the Eastern Cape coast, experts in Nelson Mandela Bay have voiced their concerns over the impact this could have on dwindling African Penguin numbers.
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