South Africa, swarm of bees kills 63 endangered penguins

Sixty-three African penguins, an endangered species, were killed by a swarm of bees in South Africa, near Cape Town, a group of conservationists said, according to the BBC.

The birds were part of a colony in Simonstown, a town about forty kilometers south of the capital: their carcasses, found on a beach, were covered with bee stings and no other obvious wounds, a Foundation official said. of southern Africa for the conservation of coastal birds.

The Cape bee species is also part of the local ecosystem, which offers them several conservation areas.

African penguins are among the animals on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN Red List).

(Unioneonline / vl)