New Sea World Projects
The Sea World team has been busy – with a whole range of exciting new exhibits and shows launched in time for season.
On Friday, 12th August 2011, nine very enthusiastic pre- school children from the KZN Society for the Blind and their fellow care-givers visited uShaka Marine World on a sponsored educational excursion. The children had spent the entire term learning about animals and their educators felt that it is time for them to visit Sea World for an up close and personal experience with some of the creatures found at Sea World.
On Tuesday 7th June a young penguin found itself in trouble and came out of the ocean to rest on a beach just north of Stanger. Sea World was contacted by residents of a local caravan park and drove up to fetch the young penguin. 
Between the 1st and 9th of July 2011 two stranded penguins found their way to the uShaka Sea World's Rehabilitation Centre.
A young Hawksbill turtle was brought into Sea World on the 19th October last year after being found by KZN Wildlife staff member, Mary Peters on the beach at Kosi bay. 
A Green turtle who became known as Kaluah was found about 2km's offshore from Umgeni on the 4th November 2010. Not only was she trapped in netting she had a very deep large wound on her plastron (shell) as well as on her left back flipper.. 
We don't want your money honey, we want your love! Penguin promises is "Waddling for a Week" to raise awareness for the plight of the African Penguin. They hope to inspire social change in human behaviour which will ultimately assist in the recovery of African Penguin numbers. 
It was a special morning for both Mea Trenor (Sea World) and young Raphael II, a small Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) who became a celebrity when he was brought into Sea World weighing less than 40 grams just over a year ago.
On the 2nd of March 2011 a tiny hatchling was handed over to Sea World animal care staff by members of Calypso Diving.
Saturday 19th February 2011 was a big day for both little Khethiwe and Shannon Matcher. For Shannon, meeting a dolphin was something she had hoped for and dreamt about. For little Khethiwe it was a big moment as she had never interacted with a member of public before.
Each year in February we celebrate our wetlands.
A while ago we told you all about our little jet setter, Wasabi, a young Green turtle who was rescued from Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, and made quite an entrance, by plane no less!
At dawn on Friday morning (31st December) a newborn bottlenose dolphin was saved and returned to the wild after a holidaymaker in Herolds Bay found it trapped between the rocks metres offshore.
On Thursday morning (28th October) a team of aquarists from uShaka Sea World and Two Oceans Aquarium headed 10 nautical miles out to sea off Durban into the Agulhas Currant with 19 young turtles on board.
Our little furry friends are in trouble, as their numbers are declining rapidly! In 2000 there were roughly 200 000 African Penguins, and by 2010 their numbers had decreased by 90%, leaving only 21 000 breeding pairs in the wild.
uShaka Staff participated in the 25th International Beach Clean Up on Saturday 18th September. Here are some results...
News from the Penguin Rookery... 
In 1996 a young 300g Green turtle found herself stranded on the beach in Muizenburg in the Cape – a very long way from home.
Reach For A Dream fulfils the dreams of children between the ages of 3 and 18 who have been diagnosed as having a life-threatening illness by a medical practitioner.
A crucial element of uShaka Marine World is the rescuing and rehabilitation of our oceans animals at Sea World.
uShaka Marine World bring children to the sea life and the sea life to the children. With the help of sponsorship from NPC CIMPOR, uShaka Marine World help disadvantaged schools learn about our oceans animals.
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