Cape's famous spotty amphibian one hop from extinction
End of the road for the endangered Western Leopard Toad?
Court backs road project aimed at reducing major traffic congestion
08 May 2024 - 21:25
After years of unlikely species survival, the Western Leopard Toad looks set to face its biggest existential threat — a 1.2km stretch of road through a wetland in Noordhoek, Cape Town. And the toad may have to face it alone...
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