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Prokosch) African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), Tourist
attraction at Boulders Beach, South Africa The African Penguin
(the only penguin species breeding in Africa) is one of the
species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-
Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. The African
Penguin is listed in the Red Data Book as an endangered species.
While million of penguins existed at the beginning of the last
century, the total population fell to 200 000 in the year 2000;
ten years later, in 2010, the number was estimated to be only at
55000 (about 21 000 pairs estimated in South Africa). The
majority breeds on islands. Two colonies were established by
penguins in the 1980s on the mainland near Cape Town, namely
Boulders Beach near Simon's Town and Stony P