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In October 2024, a stranded green turtle was discovered in Nature’s Valley. Despite the odds, the turtle was transported to the Turtle Conservation Centre, where she was dubbed Pebbles by a volunteer,...

Nobomvu, the beloved loggerhead turtle often referred to as our “Red Lady”, has sent in her final satellite tracking update. After 659 days covering an incredible 25 500km, Nobomvu’s satellite tag has...

From Saturday, 4 October to Friday, 10 October 2025, the Two Oceans Aquarium came alive with the energy of 52 passionate students embarking on the Young Biologist Course, a week-long journey of discov...

On 13 February 2025, a hawksbill turtle was rescued from a tidal pool in Cape Point. She arrived at the Turtle Conservation Centre in a dire state and in desperate need of help.

At the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Ocean Campus, experiential learning is a core aspect of our teaching philosophy and a huge part of who we are. For the schools across South Africa that offer Ma...

Join us at the Two Oceans Aquarium on 30 November for a spectacular evening with acclaimed photographers Peter and Beverly Pickford. Through breathtaking imagery and storytelling, Wild Ocean takes you...

In October 2025, the green turtle’s (Chelonia mydas) global conservation status was changed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List from Endangered to Least Concern...

In September 2025, the Turtle Conservation Centre team was reminded just how big and beautiful our turtle community is when two turtles were rescued and transported to us on the very same day.

We are delighted to introduce Ivana Samujh, Syethemba Zungu, and Ntombencinci Mxotwa – our newest interns with our Research team.

On International African Penguin Awareness Day, our Two Oceans Aquarium family waddled together in support of the African penguin!

 Cape Town's shores have long played host to some fascinating (and rather large) visitors from the South Atlantic Ocean: Southern elephant seals! Most recently, a repeat visitor, called Bakkies, has r...

Around this time of the year, our team at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre starts preparing for the “green season”. Just like turtle hatchlings tend to strand more frequ...