The Great Penguin Rescue

Season 1

The African penguin is fighting for survival... Michaela Strachan is on a mission to help them. As the newest recruit to the SANCCOB chick bolstering team, Michaela will be finding out why the penguin numbers have crashed so dramatically and what can be done to save them. Every year SANCCOB (the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) stages a dramatic rescue of hundreds of penguin chicks whose parents have been unable to feed them due to adverse conditions. For a frenetic 6 weeks its all hands to the deck as up to 500 helpless chicks must be rescued, cared for, taught survival skills and ultimately be released back into the wild.

Where to Watch The Great Penguin Rescue • Season 1

6 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Michaela Strachan is working to graduate as a volunteer at the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB); Michaela needs to master difficult skills including feeding both the powerful adult penguins and helpless chicks.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2Michaela Strachan is still desperately trying to learn the ropes as a volunteer at SANCCOB in Cape Town; none of the tasks are easy, as the seemingly cute penguins are feisty and Michaela ends up covered in bites and scratches.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3New arrivals are flooding into SANCCOB for the chick bolstering project; the latest batch has come from Dyer Island and surrounding colonies, where their parents have abandoned them.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Michaela meets Betty's Bay penguin colony manager Cuan to collect abandoned chicks, and she feels a certain bond with two penguins, whom she names Stony and Betty.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5Michaela faces her Achilles' heel: tube feeding the penguins; tube feeding is a difficult task, which can stress the birds, or kill them if done wrong.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Michaela gets some bad news, but Betty has become a plump and healthy blue, ready for release.

 

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