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About the Western Leopard Toad Conservation Committee
The Western Leopard Toad conservation efforts are managed by the Western Leopard Toad Conservation Committee.
The Western Leopard Toad Conservation Committee was established in 2008 under the direction of South African Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), to protect and conserve this unique species.
Members of the WLT CC are from various conservation and scientific offices in Cape Town, Overberg and elsewhere in the Western Cape Province, as well as volunteer Coordinators from the habitat areas. Affiliated NGOs are Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), Nature Connect and Grootbos Foundation.
By knowing their areas, Coordinators engage with residents and promote awareness of WLTs, recruit and train volunteers to collate scientific data before the annual migration. Together they attend quarterly committee meetings and provide a report of toad numbers and mortalities during the breeding season, which is used to inform City of Cape Town (CoCT) authorities of the toad populations in their areas.
Coordinators in Cape Town liaise with the municipal offices about breeding sites, migration routes, and place CoCT warning signs alongside roads of mortality (roadkill) hotspots during migration time from July to September. One member living in the Overberg coordinates with scientists and conservationists working with local landowners of the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy to raise awareness, monitor breeding populations and encourage landowners to become custodians of this endangered species.
To find your nearest WLT Coordinator Click here for the list
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Want to Help Save Our Western Leopard Toads?
Click through to discover simple, impactful ways to turn your garden into a toad-friendly haven, from creating natural shelters and using indigenous plants to avoiding harmful chemicals and making your pool toad-safe. Learn how to get involved during migration season by volunteering to help toads safely cross roads, or become a Toad Guardian and support conservation efforts all year round. You can even contribute to vital research by uploading sightings to iNaturalist and reporting invasive species. Every action counts—find out how you can make a difference.
CONTACT US
Feel free to contact the Western Leopard Toad Conservation Committee if you would like to get involved or have any enquiries.
For the Contact Details of the coordinator in your area, please click here.....
Address
Cape Town, South Africa
wltcapetown@gmail.com
Legal Status
The Western Leopard Toad is a protected wild animal in terms of the Nature Conservation Ordinance No. 19 of 1974. This means that no person may harm, capture, possess, or transport this species, or keep it in captivity, without a permit from CapeNature, the provincial nature conservation authority.
No commercial trade is allowed in this species. Any person conducting research on this species requires a permit from CapeNature.
Images supplied by: Jeremy Shelton, Angela Gorman, Philippa Clemo, Kurt van Wyk, Michelle du Toit, Gareth Williams, Mike Fabricus, Paula Strauss, Suzie Phillips.
Illustrators: Gina Viglietti, Alex Kappers and Philippa Clemo.