Site Represents a site. Prim Media 3953 Stewardship Robben Island Museum Contact ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk Status public Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Building Condition 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robben Island African Penguin Colony Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Government of South Africa Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102025,robbenisland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1479 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,-33.79330028391936,18.37126922502648; Description An account of the resource Robben Island is an important site for the African Penguin, and is home to the third largest breeding colony of the species. In the 1600s, Dutch colonial settlers released rabbits on the island for food for any passing sailors. Unfortunately, the rabbit population destroyed the island's vegetation and so destroying the penguin breeding locations. This led to the complete decimation of the penguin population with none left by the 1800s. Today, there are thousands of penguins back on the island and the site is managed to ensure their continued existence. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 25/04/2025 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. http://penguins.neaq.org/2010/06/penguin-pals-robben-ii.html#:~:text=When%20Robben%20Island%20was%20first,not%20endanger%20the%20native%20penguins.&text=Being%20one%20of%20our%20younger,their%20mold%20in%20this%20entry.) Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Robben Island African Penguin Colony Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Robben Island