Sanccob Western Cape - Penguin Rehabilitation Center

Namibian penguins head home after oil spill

(16 Jun 2009)
Cape Town, 25 April 2009
1. Medium shot of penguins in a line
2. Tight shot of penguins in a line
3. Tight shot of penguin looking through fence.
4. Medium shot of woman feeding penguin.
5. Medium shot of two women feeding penguin.
6. Tight over the shoulder of woman feeding penguin .
7. Tight shot of penguins huddled up together.
8. Tight shot of penguin being fed
9. Medium shot of SANCCOB staff.
10. Medium shot of two women in the nursery.
11. Medium shot of woman feeding penguin in nursery.
12. Tight shot of penguin getting injection.
13. Close up of penguin getting injection.
14. Low angle wide shot of penguins receiving medication.
15. Medium shot of penguins swimming.
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vanessa Strauss, CEO, SANCCOB:
The Namibian government contacted SANCCOB after a large number of oiled African penguins was seen on their coast. The penguins were oiled from an unidentified source. Researchers on the bird island saw the penguins becoming oiled. Because they don't have any rehabilitating facilities in Namibia they requested SANCCOB help to evacuate these birds and rehabilitate them.
17. Interior wide shot of SANCOBB centre.
18.Tight shot of African penguin banner.
19. Medium shot of woman capturing animal.
20. Medium shot of penguin getting pink identity spray dot.
21. Medium shot of marked penguin getting put in box
22. Tight tracking of penguins in box.
23. Tight shot of penguins face through hole in box.
24. Medium shot of box being carried away.
25. Wide shot of penguins swimming in pool.
Cape Town, South Africa, 21st May 2009
26. Wide tracking of man carrying box with bird in foreground.
27. Medium pan from poster to woman loading box.
28. Wide shot of volunteers on van.
29. Medium shot of penguins in boxes.
30. Tracking shot of penguins being driven.
31. Tracking shot of beach and table mountain in background.
32. Medium shot of man carrying box.
33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vanessa Strauss, CEO, SANCCOB:
It's the first time that we've rescued birds from Namibia and released them in the Western Cape. We not sure what they will do but we know from research that was done in the year 2000 with the treasure oil spill that the birds do head back immediately.
34. Wide shot of people lined up on beach in front of boxes.
35. Medium tight shot people and boxes on beach.
36. Tight shot of woman talking to penguin panning down to penguin in box.
37. Tight shot of two penguins in box.
38. Wide shot of penguins being released
39. Medium tight shot of penguins walking to sea
40. Low angle track of penguins walking into the sea
41. Medium shot of onlookers
42. Medium shot of penguins swimming through waves
43. Medium shot of onlookers taking photos
44. Tight shot of penguins swimming in rough seas
45. SOUNDBITE: (English) Laura Merola, Volunteer:
It's been very emotional working with them and seeing them go, hopefully they'll be ok.
LEAD IN:
Oil spills around the world lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of marine animals and birds each year.
But a recent emergency intervention by two neighbouring countries led to the rescue of more than a hundred of one of the world's most vulnerable species - the African Penguin.
The internationally recognised seabird rehabilitator, SANCCOB (South African Foundation for the Conservation of Costal Birds) mobilised its team of experts and volunteers following a plea for help from the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources.
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Neatly queuing like school children in the assembly line these charismatic animals are waiting to receive life saving medicines and nutrition.
The source of the slick is unknown.
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