Nearly 500 African penguins died in 24-hours because of cold and wet weather at Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape, SA National Parks (SanParks) said on Tuesday.
SanParks spokesperson Megan Taplin said: "The chicks, aged between a few weeks and two months, are covered only with down feathers. They succumbed to the cold and wet weather that has hit Bird Island."
Taplin said rangers on the island were trying to rescue the remaining birds by giving them temporary shelters made from available materials on the island.
"They are also attempting to drain penguin nests which have filled up with water after about 20mm of rain on the island," she said.
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