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Tracking our Turtles: Pan and Turbo's travels!
We've got some exciting updates from Pan and Turbo, two of our little turtle travellers. Let's hear more from Talitha Noble, Conservation Manager at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's Turtle Conservation Centre.
Everything our Marine Wildlife Management Team needs to disentangle Cape fur seals
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Marine Wildlife Management Programme (MWMP) regularly disentangles Cape fur seals in the V&A Waterfront precinct. Let's find out how!
Hungry for more? Catch Feeding Times at the Aquarium!
Have you ever wondered what and how we feed the incredible animals here at the Two Oceans Aquarium? Well, our daily Feeding Times are the perfect place to find out! One of the most popular activities at the Aquarium, feeding times are opportunities to watch your favourite animals enjoy a delicious meal while you learn more about them.
What happens during Cape gannet fieldwork on Bird Island, Lambert’s Bay?
In October and November, Marine Wildlife Management Programme (MWMP) Assistant, Martine Viljoen, assisted the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment (DFFE)’s Oceans and Coast team with their Cape gannet fieldwork! Let’s hear about the experience from Martine…
How to be more sustainable this festive season!
The festive season has arrived! This year, we want to encourage our Aquarium family to think “blue” by giving meaningful gifts that don’t promote excess consumerism. The Two Oceans Aquarium is among the leading environmentally sustainable tourist attractions in South Africa, so we’ve got some fabulously festive ideas for eco-friendly gifting!
Festive flippers: Adopting a turtle is the best gift idea!
No more than two in a thousand loggerhead turtles survive into adulthood. Rehabilitating every single one of the stranded turtles rescued by members of the public and brought to us for care is critical. In the hands of the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's turtle team, dozens of stranded hatchlings that would have perished (often due to human-induced hazards) can have a second chance at life in the ocean. On average, it costs thousands of rands to rehabilitate just one stranded hatchling - no small effort! You can help these efforts directly by co-adopting one of this year's hatchlings. A donation of R500 means you've provided about two weeks of food, veterinary care, and love to one of the turtles in the Turtle Conservation Centre. With your generous help, our team successfully rehabilitates and releases these turtle hatchlings, giving this incredible species a brighter future!
5 Reasons to visit the Two Oceans Aquarium
Over the years, the Two Oceans Aquarium has become wildly popular among locals and internationals. It is without a doubt one of the "must-sees" in Cape Town. Let's see why!
Release for research: Bheni the green turtle returns to his ocean home!
On Friday, 8 December 2023, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's Turtle Conservation Centre released Bheni the green turtle into the waters of De Hoop Nature Reserve.
Why are there turtles in the I&J Ocean Exhibit?
Visitors to the Two Oceans Aquarium may not realise that the I&J Ocean Exhibit plays a central role in the work of the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre! At any given time, at least one turtle can be seen in the exhibit. The I&J Ocean Exhibit only houses these turtles temporarily – they are there for a specific purpose: Rehabilitation.
Tracking our Turtles: Bheni's first update!
Finally, the tracking news you've been waiting for: Bheni the green turtle's first update! Let's hear more about Bheni, Pan (a loggerhead turtle), and Turbo, (a green turtle) from Talitha Noble, Conservation Manager at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's Turtle Conservation Centre.
Celebrating the holiday season with the release of Nobomvu, the loggerhead turtle!
On 22 December 2023, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre released Nobomvu, a loggerhead turtle, off the Cape Point coast into the warm Agulhas Current. Nobomvu was fitted with a satellite tag, two flipper tags and a PIT tag. This was a joyous celebration as the Foundation team watched her return to her ocean home. Joined by 28 loggerhead turtle hatchlings and two yearlings, the “Red Lady” added some festive cheer to the start of the summer holiday season, inspiring the collective action needed to protect our oceans.
Meet “Turtle Dad”: The Radiologist who branched out to turtles!
Many of our turtle community members may not know that our Turtle Conservation Centre works closely with a doctor not of turtles but of humans… Dr Peter Berndt, a Radiologist at Winelands Radiology! Peter has been instrumental in the journeys of many of the turtles undergoing rehabilitation at our Turtle Conservation Centre. He’s even studied turtle anatomy and pathology in pursuit of his work with us! Peter has a special connection with Nobomvu, the loggerhead turtle who has had a long and arduous rehabilitation