Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds.
“We don’t rush … we go down, sometimes we crawl, so that we don’t look threatening, and when we’re close, we aim for the head, hold it and secure the penguin,” the 41-year-old ranger said.
Sometimes, when penguins waddle up onto nearby streets and hide under cars, it is more of a struggle.
“We had one today. They’re not easy to catch, because they go from one side to the other side (of the car), but we got it,” said Mashau, who has dedicated the past eight years to working to protect the species.
Once caught and placed with care into a cardboard box, the…