LOADS OF TOADS

The Western Leopard Toad is one of the most endangered of the Western Cape toads and, a such, deserves protection. Their habitat is in the fynbos, where they forage happily, eating insects etc. They are dry land creatures, only going down to wetlands to breed for a few days of the year. Encroaching developments and a bigger network of roads are spelling great danger for them.

Research is currently being undertaken to find out more about these engaging toads. We think it takes 3 – 5 years for them to mature, so they have to survive some years before then. At breeding time – usually around the first warm week in August – the breeding adults migrate to the wetlands to breed. Wetlands can then sound as if a Harley Davidson rally is in progress, as they make a very loud “purring” noise.

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