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Visit the new Eco House in the aquarium
This United Nations project aims to create "an enabling environment for the promotion and use of new and renewable energy technologies, including measures to improve access to such technologies."
Access to energy transforms lives by helping people generate income, provide health care services, improve education and protect the environment. Those of us in South Africa that have access to electricity can make a difference to our pockets and the planet by reducing our daily use.
uShaka Sea World will be launching a brand new exhibit in February – an EcoHouse. Come and see how to reduce energy and water.
World Wetlands Day - 2 February 2012“Responsible Tourism supports Wetlands and People”
South Africa has a number of internationally recognised Wetlands that are fascinating to visit. These include coral reefs, turtle nesting beaches, huge estuaries. Why not visit one this year?
Water Week - 19 to 24 March 2012 19 to 24 MarchHeard of Meatless Mondays? Why?
There are 7 billion people to feed on the planet today and another 2 billion are expected to join by 2050. Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day, however most of the water we ‘drink’ is embedded in the food we eat: producing 1 kilo of beef for example consumes 15,000 litres of water while 1 kilo of wheat only ’drinks up’ 1,500 litres.
uShaka Sea World will share information with visitors about eating sustainably.
Earth Hour - 31 March 2012 from 08.30 to 09.30 pmJoin a massive group in Durban and worldwide at 8:30 pm to switch off all the lights for one hour. Hundreds of millions of people transcend race, religion, culture, society, generation and geography, switching off their lights in a visual global celebration of their commitment to saving energy and reducing the effects of Climate Change. 1.3 billion people in cities, towns and municipalities took part in Earth Hour 2011 across more than 130 countries! South Africa saved 350 megawatts in just one hour!
Join up: www.wwf.org.za/what_we_do/earth_hour_2011/
Earth Day - 22 April 2012Sustainable Energy
Come and visit the uShaka Sea World EcoHouse to find out more about saving money, electricity and water.
World Penguin Day - 25 April 2012Visit us closer to the time for more information.
Day of Biological Diversity - 22 May 2012Come and celebrate South Africa’s fantastic marine biodiversity with us. 2012 is the start of the decade of biological diversity. Join us over the next two weeks to get ideas of conservation actions you can do to help marine creatures, irrespective of where you live.
World Environment Day - 5 June 2012Visit us closer to the time for more information.
World Oceans Day - 8 June 2012Young People Effect Ocean Conservation. Visit us closer to the time for more information.
Marine Careers 2-day Course - 25 and 26 June 2012Open to learners from Grades 9 to 12, this 2-day course will give participants an insight into the varied marine careers that there are available. They will get to interact with staff that work with dolphins, research scientists, aquarists and many others.
Marine and Coastal Educators’ Conference - 25 to 29 June 2012, hosted by uShaka sea WorldDetails for Registration will be on-line soon
Children’s Holiday 3-day Course - 2 to 4 July 2012Ages: 9 to 12 - Visit us closer to the time for more information.
National Science Week - 30 July to 6 August 2012The NPC Sea World Education Centre runs special events to promote an interest in Marine Science. The focus will be on the use of science and technology to manage marine resources as well as the promotion of marine careers and the choice of subjects at school. Sea World provides an excellent example of staff following many different marine careers in research, animal husbandry and education.
International Coastal Clean-up - 15 September 2012Starting 26 years ago, this annual event happens in over 100 countries world-wide. The uShaka Marine World staff join together with our neighbour, Addington Primary School to clean up the uShaka Beach. This is different to most litter campaigns in that all the litter is sorted and counted and the collated information from South Africa is sent to The Ocean Conservancy in America. The KwaZulu-Natal Clean-up is co-ordinated by KZN Wildlife. If you have a group that wants to participate, contact their Durban office (031) 274 1150.
Through your enthusiastic and dedicated efforts as a volunteer, the International Coastal Clean-up has become one of the largest clean-up programmes on behalf of the marine environment within KwaZulu-Natal. Our beaches, reefs, estuaries, rivers and catchments are cleaner by having In KwaZulu-Natal on 17 September 2011, more than 15 000 bags (32 000 kg) of litter were collected and removed by you. Number of Volunteers: 7 604. Distances Covered:Coast 550km, Estuaries and Rivers 23km, Underwater 1km and inland rivers 15km.
How long ‘til it’s gone? (If its is left in the sun?). Plastic bottle - 450 years, Aluminium can - 200 years, Polystyrene cup - 50 years, Cigarette filter - 5 years and a newspaper - 6 weeks.
Heritage Day - 24 September 2012uShaka Sea World will highlight some special South African animals.
Visit us closer to the time for more information.
Marine Careers 2-day Course - 1 and 2 October 2012Open to learners from Grades 9 to 12, this 2-day course will give participants an insight into the varied marine careers that there are available. They will get to interact with staff that work with dolphins and seals, research scientists, aquarists and many others.
World Animal Day - 4 October 2012uShaka Sea World’s staff are passionate about caring for animals. The staff will show our visitors how they look after our animals with regard to nutrition, habitat and behaviour to enrich their lives.
Marine Week - 8 to 13 October 2012uShaka Sea World will host events during October to highlight South Africa’s fascinating marine diversity and how each of us can contribute to conservation. Visit us closer to the time for more information.
African Penguin Day - 13 October 2012Our little feathered friends are endangered and their numbers are declining rapidly! Over the years, the effects of climate change and pollution have taken their toll, as food stocks begin to diminish, and their natural habitat shrinks due to the disturbance of their nesting areas. Come and find out more about this small population that only lives in South Africa and Namibia.
How can you help? www.seaworld.org.za
Children’s Holiday 2-day Course - 10 and 11 December 2012Ages 9 to 12 - visit us closer the time for more information.
