SANCCOB Ranger Gavin Petersen by © Dan Callister/Penguins & Sharks
SANCCOB Ranger Gavin Petersen has been working as a Penguin and Seabird Ranger at the Stony Point colony since 2019, in collaboration with CapeNature. He was awarded the BirdLife South Africa Owl award in 2021 due to his “inspiring example of how dedicated field rangers can promote the conservation of endangered seabirds”. In July 2021, he was instrumental in removing 69 African penguin chicks and 36 eggs from the colony after severe flooding of the nests during bad winter weather. To learn more about Gavin’s and SANCCOB’s work please click here.
