The infectious drive for amphibian conservation by local frog conservation pioneers has awakened a love for frogs and frogging within the community, who flocked to the newly proclaimed Umgavusa Protected Environment to catch a glimpse of the Endangered Pickersgill’s Reed Frog.
Sungazer custodians are farmers who go the extra mile for Sungazers and assist the EWT to conserve these reptiles on their farms and act as champions for Sungazer conservation in their area.
The Gauteng Biodiversity Stewardship Programme was formed to develop the capacity within the GDARD to implement the BDS process in the province and declare at least 5,000 hectares of high priority conservation land under formal protection.