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What to do (and not to do) if you find a "stranded" seal near cape town

So, you're a diver now and thinking of getting your own wetsuit? Whether you're PADI-rated scuba diver, a freediver, or simply an accidental diver thanks to falling off your surfboard, you'll want a ...

The seismic survey is step one – if oil or gas is found, step two will be exploratory drilling and if that finds sufficient reserves, step three will be extraction. We should not even be starting with...

Oceans In Motion is an outreach programme offered by the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, with the support of AVI, that brings lessons about marine life to under-resourced schools throughout the greate...

Harry the endangered green sea turtle that was rescued in Stillbaai is finally ready for release. How did we make this decision?

You've just completed your PADI Open Water Scuba Diver course at the Two Oceans Aquarium Dive School and are looking to get your own diving equipment (or are dropping hints about what you'd like for a...

Now you can get up close to the Two Oceans Aquarium's shiver of ragged-tooth sharks, swim among the schools of yellowtail and giant kob, and learn about the awesome predators that inhabit the Save Our...

What does it take to save entangled seals? Step behind the scenes of our Cape fur seal disentanglement work in the V&A Waterfront with conservation filmmaker and photographer Steve Benjamin with ...

We're on TV! Spunky Sea Stories is a fresh, interactive show for kids aged 3 to 7 and their parents, filled with puppets, clay, exercise and ocean animals - the perfect weekly adventure for any child ...

Saving seals that have become entangled in plastic waste - box bands, fishing gut, cords - isn't easy, but there's a community of passionate people around Cape Town's harbour who are driven to action ...

With the upcoming debut of Saving Seals, a short film by wildlife photographer and ecotourism champion Steve Benjamin all about the Cape fur seal disengagement and welfare work taking place in the V&a...

Cape fur seals are playful and curious animals. Because of this, they are prone to becoming tangled in loops of plastic pollution or discarded fishing line, which they find interesting, or which may s...