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DICT Promotional Video
The Dyer Island Conservation Trust was founded in 2006 by Wilfred Chivell. The Dyer Island Conservation Trust delivers unique conservation and research programmes in the fragile and critically important marine eco-system at the southern-most tip of Africa. Here we strive to protect the largest surviving colonies of the endangered African Penguin whose numbers are at an all-time low; the globally important breeding and calving grounds of the Southern Right Whale; and, the world's densest populations of the vulnerable Great White Shark.
OUR SHARK RESEARCH PROGRAMME
An operation co-coordinated by CapeNature with the Dyer Island Conservation Trust and the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) has rescued more than 150 African penguin chicks facing starvation on Dyer Island near the tip of Africa. Click here to read our news story. Footage supplied by Insync Productions
SAVING THE AFRICAN PENGUIN - BUY A HOME
Our Faces-of-Need initiative is an internationally recognised nesting and research programme specifically devoted to saving the African Penguin in parrtnership with Cape Nature. Our unique work focuses on halting and reversing the decline in the African Penguin breeding colonies. Footage supplied by Insync Productions
PENGUINS RESCUED AT DYER ISLAND
An operation co-coordinated by CapeNature with the Dyer Island Conservation Trust and the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) has rescued more than 150 African penguin chicks facing starvation on Dyer Island near the tip of Africa. Click here to read our news story. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
VOLUNTEER/ INTERN OPPORTUNITIES
Dyer Island Conservation Trust, with our eco-tourism partners Marine Dynamics Tours and Dyer Island Cruises, is offering unique year-round opportunities to work with Great White Sharks, Southern Right Whales (from July-December) and the other marine species in the seas at the southern tip of Africa. Click here to see more details. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
FISHING LINE BINS PLACED IN THE OVERBERG
Fishing lines can last up to 600 years- it does not decompose. In some sections up to 120 pieces of fishing lines can be found in 1 hour! We cannot even begin to count the cost to our environment! Dyer Island Conservation Trust and the Overstrand Municipality are planting bins all along the coastline to ecourage fisherman and the public to please place these fishing lines in the bins -some of it can in fact be recycled. They will come and collect it on a regular basis. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
STRANDED BRYDE'S WHALE AT PRINGLE BAY
Our Marine Biologist Katya, explained the functions of baleen with samples taken from a stranded Bryde's Whale at Pringle Bay. Shark Bites are also clearly visible. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
PENGUIN HOUSING PROJECT - FACES OF NEED
Our Faces of Need project, which aims to provide artificial nests to the vulnerable African Penguin to improve their breeding success on Dyer Island and other colonies. Footage supplied by InSync Productions & loaded by Fasttrax Marine
GREAT WHITE SHARK RESEARCH
Our unique Great White Shark research discussed at international symposium. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
BABY LOGGERHEAD TURTLE RESCUED
Lucky baby loggerhead turtle saved afer drifiting thousands of kilometres. Special thanks to Eldo Marais and Deon Smit.Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
RISSO DOLPHIN RESCUED
Risso dolphin rescued by Dyer Island Conservation Trust and volunteers...Click here to read news article. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
DISENTANGLMENT OF HUMBACK WHALE IN WALKER BAY
Dramatic disentanglement of humback whale in Walker Bay close to the De Kelders caves. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
STUDY ON PARASITES FOUND ON GREAT WHITE SHARKS
Study on parasites found on great white sharks - the video clip indicates obvious infections of what appears to be Pandarus spp. attached to the pectoral fins, head, gill area and the tail of a great white shark. This is an alternative non-invasive study method of visual identification, distribution of obvious parasitic infections through digital imagery - Hennie Otto, Dyer Island Conservation Trust. Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine
