Bayworld News

The last signs of the dolphins that were kept at the Bayworld Oceanarium in Gqeberha will soon disappear, with the redevelopment project that is underway.

Corona virus reminds us of earlier pandemics such as the Spanish Flu of 1918 to 1920.

Bayworld & Happy Valley redevelopment is a mega project for the Eastern Cape Province and seeks to transform 55ha of underutilised land spatially, socially, and economically into an inclusive, post-apartheid new heart for Nelson Mandela Bay.

Two crab eater seals, that washed up independently of each other, coincidentally on the same day, have been released south of the continental shelf in deep water, by a team from Bayworld in Port Elizabeth.

Like humans, orcas learn behaviours and vocalisations – an individual killer whale effectively learns its dialect and accent from other killer whales in the region.

One of the mightiest predators of the seas washed up on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth this week, once again flagging the threat of mismanaged waste and marine debris.

We at Bayworld are pleased to announce that as of the 5th of October 2020 we opened our doors to the public. It has indeed been a long and testing journey as we had to put the health and safety of our clients, our employees and stakeholders first.

Family hikes and visits to game reserves instilled in me a keen interest in the natural world at an early age. This led to a BSc and BSc hons in Zoology at the University of the Witwatersrand. This was followed by the first of three year-long expeditions to Marion Island.

Thwack! Thwack! We’re inundated by a huge school of dolphins feeding in the waters around St Croix Island. Their soft whistles and grunts of satisfaction fill the air, but every now and then one will thump the water with its tail. Thwack!’