For the third year the Dyer Island Conservation Trust is offering unique Christmas
cards to help save the rapidly declining population of African Penguins nesting on the islands of the Western Cape - at the
very Southern tip of Africa.
These cards have been specially prepared for the Trust by internationally renowned artist Wendy Robinson.
All proceeds go to the Trust's Faces of Need Programme which
provides desperately needed "homes" for breeding penguins in the harsh island environment where natural cover was
stripped away by the guano collectors of the 19th and 20th centuries. Pioneered on Dyer Island, our programme of breeding
and research has now been extended to the World Heritage site at Robben Island and the other island breeding colonies of
the Cape.
There's never been a more important time to help the
African Penguin
Numbers of African Penguins are at an all time low. Colonies on some islands have already become extinct. The African
Penguin is now classified as VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
What you can do to help - Give the penguins a home
The Dyer Island Conservation Trust has already provided > 2000 "homes" for breeding pairs of African Penguins -
but thousands more are needed. The Trust is also funding internationally recognised research to fill in vitally important
gaps in our knowledge of their breeding habits and feeding patterns.
You can help by purchasing these unique cards now:
A5(210x148mm)=
£4.50/ Euros 5.75/ US$9.00/ ZAR70
A6(105x148mm)= £3.50/ Euros 4.50/ US$7.00/ ZAR50
Each packet contains a set of 5 cards
Delivery in South Africa, Europe and the USA is free on all orders >50 cards. For orders < 50 cards
ordered in the UK we will charge £3.95 postage fee (US$7.25/ €4.96/ ZAR 58.90) . Each purchase of ZAR 400
(US$50.00/ €35.00/ £28.00) provides another "home" for a breeding pair of penguins and contributes to
successful raising of their chicks.
Payment can be made by cheque/ electronic transfer to:
Dyer Island Conservation Trust First National Bank Hermanus Branch code: 200412 Account no. 621 0020 3497 SWIFT Code: FIRNZAJJ
A .pdf order form is attached to this email. If you would prefer to fill out the order form online, please
click here.
If you wish to purchase a nest box please click here...
