Johannesburg, March 18, 2025 (AFP) - S. Africa court bars fishing to protect endangered African Penguins

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A South African court order issued Tuesday barred for at least 10 years commercial fishing at key breeding colonies for African penguins that are facing extinction in part because of threats to their food supply. Bird conservation groups that pushed for the protection welcomed the settlement in the Pretoria High Court as a milestone in the fight to save the distinctive southern African black-and-white birds. The order makes the waters around six......

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