SANCCOB moved quickly after hundreds of Cape Cormorant chicks were left alone on Robben Island, reports Cape {town} Etc.
The bird charity says it admits abandoned and injured seabirds around the clock and works with partners to stabilise and hand-rear chicks before release.
The Cape Cormorant is now listed as Endangered in regional assessments, a status driven by falling food supplies and changing ocean conditions. Conservation groups warn that declining forage fish make breeding riskier and increase the chance of abandonment (birdlife.org.za).
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SANCCOB and partner organisations have several large rescue operations on Robben Island in recent years, moving hundreds to thousands of chicks to rehabilitation centres when parents failed to return.
Their release notes and past reports describe how teams box, transport and hand-rear vulnerable chicks until they can fend for themselves.
‘We continue to research, rescue and rehabilitate as many birds as we can,’ SANCCOB said in a recent post urging public support.
The organisation said every donation helps fund feed, medical care and field teams working on fragile colonies.
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