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Hello Toad friends,

The Wetlands Forum has organised a wetlands walk to celebrate the importance of world wetlands day on Saturday 2nd February 2013.



Spaces are limited so please contact Barbara.katunga@sanparks.org 0217892404 to book your spot!

Cost: free entrance but booking essential

Please bring a cash donation for one the following charities;



SPCA Wetlands Forum Friends of Silvermine ToadNUTS



Please bring comfortable shoes, a hat and… Continue

 

Hello Toad Lovers! We have partnered with the Endangered Wildlife Trust to host a Save our Frogs day in honour of our special and endangered Western Leopard Toad. The Endangered Wildlife Trust has selected one frog from each province as the honorary nominee – parallel events will be held around…

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A total of 300 Toadlets were saved off the road at Cape Point Vineyards in 4 hours yesterday as well as 200 Toadlets in 1 hour from the Trout farm!
Thank you to all who helped out, real team work, well done!

Toadlets are leaving the pond now in search of a home, 100 saved off the road so far in 1 1/2 hours at Cape Point Vineyards pond!
To make your house a friendly home, please install a toadsaver, put a rock in your pool and check pool every morning for trapped Toadlets!
Cover your drains, create a compost heap, check your local pond for possible road kill now while it's raining!
Enjoy the biodiversity!

Toadlets started leaving the Kommetjie pond and Noordhoek pond this morning! Please let us know if you notice any movement in your area!

Check your pool every morning when it rains for the next month, place a rock on the step or install toad saver,

Check your drains and courtyards to ensure they don't get trapped,

And avoid mowing after rain!

Post a photo on www.ispot.org.za

This poor animal was killed crossing Ou Kaapse Weg on Saturday morning..

Please can we appeal to the city of Cape Town to reduce the speed limit on Ou Kaapse Weg as it runs directly through a nature reserve and the roadkill of biodiversity, which is recorded is overwhelming!!…

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On Monday toads started migrating in Sunvalley Fish Hoek and Lakes with more than 80 toads recorded in 3 hours!

Tuesday brought toads in Noordhoek to the party and we now have calling in Devilliers farm, Living Art farm and in Noordhoek proper as well as Fish Hoek sports fields.

Volunteers are trying really hard but struggling to manage the roadkill on Noordhoek main road (Lakes entrances and outside the vet and SIlvermine road (outside Cape Point Vineyards)

Please drive…

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It's great news that western leopard toads have started calling in Stanford! Full moon is approaching which has been seen to trigger breeding activity in past years! The only other calling reported so far has been in Kommetjie. Watch out for movement or calling tomorrow, Tuesday, with the forecast of rain!

With the growing moon and the possibility of rain on Thursday evening, toads might start their annual migration on Thursday if the rain comes, so please be prepared to drive slowly and save toads in your area on Thursday night!

Please let us know if you spot any movement!…

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Dear toadfriends from ALL areas!

                                                                                                                  photo by Naas Terblanche

As winter draws in, we humans light fires to keep warm and snuggle under thick blankets. Winter is a time of semi-hibernation for us, but for the Western Leopard Toad it is the exact opposite. As temperatures drop, toads begin to hear the call of the breeding…

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