Between Monday 13 and Saturday 18 April 2015, a group of crazy, dedicated and passionate people are walking along the Western Cape coast to raise awareness about a very special animal: the African penguin.
Once abundant in the Cape, this endemic species is now endangered, and there are too few breeding pairs left alive today to sustain the population. African penguins could be completely extinct within the next 20 years.
The Waddle for a Week sees a group of committed, conservation-minded citizens walking some 120km along the Western Cape coastline, in the area where African penguins are traditionally found, to raise awareness around this endangered species and its plight.
Here's how Day Two went, in tweets.
Thank you very much to @StanfordHills for hosting us last night. And an amazing dinner. #waddle2015 @penguinpromises pic.twitter.com/Kzcp08eDfc
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
Day 2 of #waddle2015 has started with motorists already hooting for penguins. Go waddlers! @penguinpromises pic.twitter.com/F6jJHEHywl
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
Big thank you to Old Mutual Finance for their support of #waddle2015 @OldMutualSA @penguinpromises pic.twitter.com/yMorDYAQgs
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
Everywhere plastic bags. Here's a #penguinpromises you can make. Rethink the bag! Hayley @2OceansAquarium #waddle2015 pic.twitter.com/RP0h0zdrGN
— Dawn Jorgensen (@DawnJorgensen) April 14, 2015
A repair stop for @DawnJorgensen. Overseeing the process is @moving_sushi #waddle2015 pic.twitter.com/WPe8kkwtGE
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
The Waddlers are heading towards @HermanusTourism #waddle2015 @penguinpromises pic.twitter.com/45CMPBXNC8
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
Making progress ... #waddle2015 #MustLovePenguins #loveoverberg Pic by @penguin_promises �� pic.twitter.com/RYOc3IDChf
— Dawn Jorgensen (@DawnJorgensen) April 14, 2015
The Waddlers have arrived in Hermanus to a round of applause! #waddle2015 @penguinpromises pic.twitter.com/BAC85H5vYQ
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
Arrived in Hermanus and the last stretch to @HermanusWindsor is in sight. Good spirits despite some pain. #waddle2015 pic.twitter.com/9x6WK5Pij1
— Dawn Jorgensen (@DawnJorgensen) April 14, 2015
Sharing Waddle and @penguinpromises with @wcchermanus #waddle2015 pic.twitter.com/yygD6hJwzU
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
Why the Waddlers are walking to Simon's Town. Only 17 000 African penguin breeding pairs left. #waddle2015 pic.twitter.com/0b0Z4XVnVK
— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) April 14, 2015
Meet the waddlers
- The Waddle for a Week is around the corner
- The more, the merrier for Waddle for a Week 2015
- Waddle for a Week 2015 – more waddlers join the cause
- Waddle you do for the African penguin? These people WALK!
Join the waddlers
Join the waddlers anywhere along their jounrey, or be part of the final's day Waddle in Muizenberg! Details below:
Win an Penguin Encounter
Snap a photo of the Waddlers if you see them on their journey, tag us in it on Facebook or Twitter, and win a face-to-face encounter with rockhopper penguins! More details.
