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After eight years in rehabilitation, Bob the green turtle has finally returned to the wild! We're sure you're just as excited to see what Bob gets up to as we are, and thanks to the support of Karolin...

After eight years of rehabilitation at the Two Oceans Aquarium, Bob the green turtle has been released! On 27 January 2023, Bob took his first plunge into the Indian Ocean in KwaZulu-Natal.

You might have heard of tagging lions and elephants, or even microchipping your pet, but did you know that scientists can also attach tags to turtles and other marine animals to keep track of them?

The festive season is here, and the celebrations are well underway – and where there are celebrations, there are usually gifts, balloons, and decorations to bring it all together. It is important to r...

The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town has been involved in marine research throughout its 27-year existence. We work with Higher Education Institutes, researchers and scientists from formal conservatio...

Late winter and early spring in South Africa sees what our turtle rehabilitation team refer to as “sub/adult turtle stranding season”, a period of time when our coast experiences more strandings of ad...

Thanks to the continuous support of SPAR, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation has been given the tools to constantly produce high-level educational content, with limited constraints and difficulty.

2022 has been a busy year for hatchling strandings - and we've been incredibly grateful for the network of companies and private people that have helped by adopting these hatchlings. But, we must make...

Through the Marine Wildlife Management Programme, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation has established an ongoing effort to disentangle Cape fur seals in the V&A Waterfront and Cape Town harbour. Ma...

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation has a long history of working the great local organisations to further our mission of ocean literacy - and joining forces with The Little Optimist Sailing Academy fo...

Behind the Aquarium's closed doors, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is hard at work developing a growing research programme, both through primary science and by supporting the academic work of loca...

Making a contribution for a good cause doesn't have to cost you anything. Now you can help make environmental education accessible to children in Cape Town's communities and support active conservatio...