The South African Navy has said they will stand their ground and continue training exercises to prepare for any sabotages or attacks at sea following an outcry by activists and conservationists that the detonation of explosives could impact the extinction of the African penguins and are calling for an end to it.
Researchers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) said the latest census revealed there are around 8 300 breeding pairs (African Penguins) in the wild in South