This follows the recent discovery of another 22 African penguins killed just north of Seaforth Beach near Simon's Town. Since the beginning of the year, 42 endangered African penguins have been killed as a result of ten dog-related incidents.
"This is a substantial loss to the penguin breeding population in Simon's Town. The situation cannot be allowed to continue," said the city's mayoral committee member for Energy, Environmental and Spatial Planning, Johan van der Merwe.
"We are continually trying to find an appropriate balance between protecting the African penguin, while at the same time not over-regulating human recreation in the area. We therefore again urge members of the public to work with us. We need active participation and responsibility from every person who uses the area."
"The African penguin is our shared heritage and its survival in an urban environment requires a joint effort. To curb further penguin incidents, two additional full-time penguin monitors will be employed to boost the capacity of the four monitors who are already working in the area. The funding for these additional monitors has been generously provided by Shark Explorers and the Simon's Town Boat Company," Van der Merwe said.
The penguin monitors will patrol the area from sunrise to sunset on a full-time basis from 1 November 2015 to 31 January 2016.
As of 10 October 2015 the following measures came into effect:
Penguin monitors deployed to the area have been mandated to ensure that penguins are not harassed, interfered with, or impacted on by recreational users. They will be supported by City Law Enforcement in this regard and members of the public and visitors are advised to heed their requests and instructions.
