Day+3

// Overnight: //// Cape Town
 * Thursday June 4th, 2009 **
 * Day 3 **** Cape Town ****, **** South Africa **
 * Receive an in-country orientation and welcome as you begin your South African Adventure!
 * Ascend via cable car to view the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, as well as the Cape peninsula, from the symbol of Cape Town, Table Mountain.
 * Discover Cape Point, where legend claims the Indian and Atlantic Oceans merge!
 * Learn about the African Penguin as you visit its land based colony at Boulders Beach, and about preservation efforts. Experience an exclusive “behind the scenes” orientation at SANCCOB (South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Be briefed about the infamous Treasure oil spill and be guided through areas of SANCCOB’s rehabilitation center.
 * Be hosted in a local home for dinner tonight.

**__Informational Links:__

-African Penguin:** //


 * ** [|SANCCOB] **
 * [|International Penguin Conservation Group]
 * [|ARKive]
 * [|Wikipedia- African Penguin]

- Treasure Oil Spill: **
 * [|ADU: Initial Effects of the Treasure Oil Spil]
 * [|ADU: Photos]
 * [|ADU: A brief history of penguin oiling in South Africa]
 * [|IBRRC Report]
 * [|National Geographic Article]

- **Other Environmental Issues:**
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 * [|Endangered Wildlife Trust]
 * [|Grassland threats]
 * [|C.A.P.E. Initiatives]
 * [|BirdLife "Avitourism takes flight in South Africa"]
 * [|BirdLife "South Africa's flamingos under threat"]
 * ====[|WWF South Africa- African Rhino]====
 * [|WWF South Africa- Frogs]