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At the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre, we are privileged to have a devoted and passionate turtle team. Let's meet them!

It's Endangered Species Day! South Africa is home to incredible species diversity, from its wild ocean to the rugged mountains. Unfortunately, many of these species are threatened with extinction. Tod...

What started as a South African movement in 2021 went global in 2024, with MPA Day now officially celebrated on 1 August in 12 countries. In 2025, MPA Day event organisers hope to make this the bigges...

Our Turtle Conservation Centre recently welcomed a new addition to the rehabilitation space – a large male loggerhead turtle named Habanero.

At the Two Oceans Aquarium and its Foundation, our staff and the animals in our care are privileged to work with and be cared for by two incredible veterinarians: Dr Ilse Jenkinson and Dr Bernice van ...

It’s World Penguin Day, and this year, we’re highlighting some particularly special animals at the Two Oceans Aquarium: Our African penguin chicks!

Happy Earth Day to our awesome Two Oceans Aquarium family! Originally celebrated in the United States in 1970, Earth Day is now a well-known holiday associated with turning one’s electricity off for a...

If you’re keen to have a positive impact on the environment but aren’t sure how to do so, Trash Bash is the place to start! Every month, the Two Oceans Aquarium hosts their popular Trash Bash beach cl...

The Two Oceans Aquarium’s Dr Judy Mann and Helen Lockhart recently attended a workshop in Seattle, United States, to discuss and develop the framework for the proposed 2030 World Association of Zoos a...

For the past six months, researchers at Upwell and Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation have had an opportunity that is still novel in the world of sea turtle research: To track juvenile turtles at sea.

Four of South Africa’s aquariums, together with a leading research institute, are working together to acoustically tag subadult and adult turtles that have been rescued, rehabilitated, and released.

Dr Judy Mann-Lang, Executive for Strategy at Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, has been researching how people use knowledge about the ocean.