num_pages: 328
description: On June 23 2000 the iron ore carrier MV Treasure foundered off the coast of Cape Town South Africa spilling 1300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the habitat of 75000 penguinsthus threatening to decimate 41 percent of the worlds population of African penguins. A massive rescue effort was launched with penguin expert Dyan deNapolibetter known as The Penguin Ladyserving as a rehabilitation supervisor. By the end of a grueling but ultimately rewarding three months she and her fellow volunteers had de-oiled nursed back to health and released into the wild nearly all of the affected birds. The Great Penguin Rescue is the extraordinary and heartwarming true story of the worlds largest and most successful wildlife rescue and a moving portrait of these captivating birds.
language: English
title: The Great Penguin Rescue: 40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill, and the Inspiring Story of the World's Largest Animal Rescue
publisher: Free Press