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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! P...

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 w...

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, Conse...

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 tim...

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.

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 the...

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!

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 Conserv...

In the early hours of the morning on 3 October, we came to the end of a chapter as our beloved green turtle Bob’s satellite tag stopped transmitting. As all satellite tags eventually do, Bob’s tag mus...

A few weeks ago was International African Penguin Awareness Day, when we waddled to raise awareness for the plight of the African penguin. The African penguin is in grave danger of extinction by 2035 ...

Nori is a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) that was rescued in Witsand on 15 May 2023. After a short time in the Turtle Conservation Centre's rehabilitation area, Nori is now in the final stage of re...

On Saturday, 11 November 2023, The Two Oceans Aquarium are taking to Muizenberg beach to enjoy some fun in the sun, and more importantly, rid the beach of as much plastic pollution and dirt as possibl...