{"id":91724,"date":"2025-10-18T16:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/iucn-lists-african-penguin-as-critically-endangered"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:56:17","slug":"iucn-lists-african-penguin-as-critically-endangered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/iucn-lists-african-penguin-as-critically-endangered","title":{"rendered":"IUCN lists African Penguin as critically endangered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The African Penguin has been listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), marking a significant decline in its population.<\/p>\n<p>The union has released its latest Red List of Threatened Species.<\/p>\n<p>The African Penguin, which is unique to South Africa, has fewer than 8,750 breeding pairs remaining in the country, with their numbers decreasing by 8% each year.<\/p>\n<p>CapeNature general manager, Petro van Rhyn, has also warned that the bird could vanish from the wild by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we do not act now, we may face a future without African Penguins in the wild. 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