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A major oil spill at the beginning of 2001, caused by the sinking of the freighter "Treasure," threatened to claim the lives of many thousands of penguins on Dassen and Robben Island off Cape Town. Residents and tourists in the Cape Province worked to bring some 45,000 creatures to safety as quickly as possible. Of these, more than 21,000 needed medical attention to ensure their survival. Reception stations were set up to clean and feed the penguins and provide them with medical care. Bayer provided the urgently needed medication. And after just three weeks the rescued penguins were able to return to their breeding ground.
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