What We Do

Food scarcity

Oiled Wildlife Preparedness & Emergency Response

Acquire the necessary equipment to adequately respond to emergency or disaster, and to routine seabird management and rescue needs on staffed seabird islands and in Lüderitz, Swakopmund and Oranjemund.
Overfishing of rock lobster: Bank Cormorant, also listed by the IUCN as Endangered
Changes in ocean temperature and currents affecting the distribution of fish populations
Competition with commercial and subsistence fishing operations
Coastal development and pollution reducing the availability of breeding and feeding habitats

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Effects of food scarcity for Namibia's seabirds:

Decline in seabird populations
Altered trophic dynamics in the ecosystem
Decreased reproductive success and survival rates in seabirds
Shifts in distribution and migration patterns of seabirds
Negative impacts on the ecosystem services provided by seabirds, such as nutrient cycling and pest control.

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Food scarcity affects

African Penguin

African Penguin

Cape Gannet

Cape Gannet

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Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

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Bank Cormorant

Cape Cormorant

Cape Cormorant

Critically Endangered (CR)

Endangered (EN)

Vulnerable (VU)

Near Threatened (NT)

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The reason for the declining sea-bird population is mostly due to a lack of good quality food, especially sardine.

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