Blogs - Toad NUTS Noordhoek Unpaid Toad Savers

9/11/09: Toadlet emergence!

Toadlets are emerging from the Old Cape Farm Road breeding pond today after the weekend rain. Please check your pool, drainpipes, dog water bowls and driveways for toadlets! Watch out for toadlet emergence with every rain for the next 3 weeks as more toadlets complete their metamorphosis!

Montessori children save toadlets from getting squashed on the road!… Continue

Added by Suzie on November 9, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

7/11/09: Toad poop!

Have a look at this Western Leopard Toad dropping - 4.5cm! Pretty big package for a little toad of 9cm! Continue

Added by Suzie on November 7, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

3/11/09: Lucky winner of the worm bin raffle at the Noordhoek fair on Sunday!

A great time was had by all at the Noorhoek fair, it was great to see you all there! Congratulations to Kirsten who was the lucky winner of the worm bin raffle that all of you so kindly contributed towards! (winning number 42 - her age that she was turning the next day!) We managed to reach our target and are now able to contribute towards a gps tracking unit tha… Continue

Added by Suzie on November 3, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Prescription Drugs on October 29, 2009 at 8:51pm — 1 Comment

26/10/09: Come join us at the Noordhoek fair on Sunday 1st November 930am - 5pm

Join ToadNUTS at the Noordhoek fair this weekend, we'll be in the middle of the common next to the pond! We have our stickers, gate signs, all of our latest stats and toad info aswell as a stunning 'Can O Worm' raffle valued R999 kindly sponsored by Full Cycle!!

Hope to see you there! Continue

Added by Suzie on October 26, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

24/10/09: Hole in the wall!

Well done to Bo for creating the perfect 'Hole in the wall'!!

Toads and other small animals can't fly or climb over walls to find food and mates and often get trapped in a garden with insufficient food and frustrations during breeding season. By simply providing a hole in your wall, you will provide your toads and other animals with a safe corridor to come a… Continue

Added by Suzie on October 24, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

24/10/09: End of season party feedback!

A great time was had by all who attended our end of season party! Bo provided a stunning venue - thanks Bo!! If you couldn't make it, hope to see you next time! Thank you to The Foodbard deli for providing top ToadNUTS season prize to Garth & Maria! Well done to runners up Sarah & Lucinda, Eren & Kristen, Di & Maryanne, The Vermulen family an… Continue

Added by Suzie on October 24, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

21/10/09: Meet us at Noordhoek beach on Sat 24th October at 12!

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Added by Suzie on October 21, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

21/10/09: Exciting new breeding pond found!

Well done to our newest breeding pond in the heart of Noordhoek (Fransisca lane) for producing WLT tadpoles for the first time ever! Quite interesting as this is quite a shallow pond but this area is much cooler and there are lots of waterplants and plenty of shade! Watch out for the November/December migration if you live in this area!

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Added by Suzie on October 21, 2009 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

15/10/09: Come celebrate with us!

Join Suzie, Alison and all of the ToadNUTS at our end of season party! Date: Sat 17th Oct 2009 Time: 5pm - 7pm Place: The Living Art farm, Noordhoek Main Rd Well done to all toads and ToadNUTS for a successful first half of 2009 breeding season! Hope to see you there! Continue

Added by Suzie on October 15, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

14/10/09: Clicking stream frogs on the move!

Clicking Stream frogs have completed their metamorphosis and have been leaving their ponds on mass in the Noordhoek Proper area. Please drive very slowly at night around this area for the next few nights especially with rain. These sweet frogs breed in shallow ponds and have left their breeding pond in search of a home in your garden! What can you do for them? Place a rock on the step of your pool as they can't climb up a toadsaver.

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Added by Suzie on October 14, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

5/10/09: Save our tadpoles!

It's that time of the year when your local stream or water body might be full of little tadpoles waiting to metamorphosis into small froglets or toadlets. Many children enjoy catching these vulnerable creatures and watch them grow in the comfort of their homes.. unfortunately for the amphibians, this innocent gesture can often be fatal. Different amphibians… Continue

Added by Suzie on October 5, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

30/09/09 ToadNUTS Noordhoek season 2009 summary!

Well done to all residents and ToadNUTS for saving a 140 Western Leopard Toads from becoming roadkill this season! We had 33 fatalities which is half the amount recorded in 2008. Silvermine Rd ponds had an early breeding season this year from 30th July to 10th August due to the early full moon on the 6th August. (Toads move mostly with… Continue

Added by Suzie on September 30, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

01/09/09 Returning from the pond

1 Sep 09: Watch out for adult toads returning from the breeding season especially around Old Cape Farm Road and Silvermine Road tonight with the rain and full moon. Toads often lay low for a while after breeding until conditions are favourable to move back home (your garden) giving them a chance to recover from the… Continue

Added by Suzie on September 1, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

31/08/09 Leaving the nest!

31 Aug 09: Thousands of tiny tadpoles have left the comfort of their nests and now cover the surface of four of the breeding ponds in Noordhoek, in a week or two they will dissapear to the bottom of the pond until November's departure, at this stage it is an honour to witness their livelyhood! Congratulations to Ca… Continue

Added by Suzie on August 31, 2009 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

26/08/09 From egg to tadpole!

26 Aug 09:Two weeks after the eggs have been successfully deposited, our first minute tadpoles have grown from tiny round balls to beautiful little tadpoles, at this stage they are still swimming around the nest, only one out of a thousand tadpoles is estimated to return to the breeding pon… Continue

Added by Suzie on August 26, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

21/08/09 Toad NUTS join eMantsi Schools Project

Conservation is not for the privileged only - it for everyone; conservation is a way to bring divergent cultures together and conservation can be fun! These are three of the principles underlying the eMantsi Schools Programme. Twinning schools from privileged areas together with schools from disadvantaged communities, the eMantsi Carnival Schools Programme creates a unique platform for educators and conservationists to reach a broad spectrum of local children. Toad NUTS was proud to be in… Continue

Added by Alison Faraday on August 20, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

14/08/09 Precious cargo arrived safely!

14 Aug 09: After a two week migration to and from the breeding ponds, facing many obstacles and dodging numerous cars for both toads and toadsavers, the precious cargo has been safely deposited on the banks of some of the breeding ponds in Noordhoek. It seems like the season in Noordhoek is… Continue

Added by Suzie on August 14, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Check out the newly updated Western Leopard Toad website! www.leopardtoad.co.za

The Western Leopard Toad Conservation Comittee have been collectively putting together the newly updated Western Leopard Toad site!

Check it out to enjoy some interesting facts you may not have known about our famous friends! Click on the leopard toad icon under 'support… Continue

Added by Suzie on August 12, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

10/08/09 Toad diaries breeding season August 2009!

Well, we've had a busy start to the toad migration, volunteers have overcome storms and rain and worked wonderfully as a team to save these little amphibians from becoming roadkill, thank you to all who have helped and for drivers who have slowed down!!