The FOTP IUCN SOS interns enjoy a walk at Lower Tokai Park, South Africa.
FoTP interns in action
FoTP interns Oliver Angus, Thotloetso Litheko and Perfect Dhlamini report on their restoration of Western Leopard Toad habitat at Tokai Park.
Plantations and fynbos at Tokai Park.
Personal reflections on the TCMF Review
Alanna Rebelo asks that we set our differences aside to save our critically endangered Fynbos species at Tokai Park.
The Doctor is in — Friends of Tokai Park Chair and iNaturalist Coordinator Tony Rebelo gets down and dirty in unusual circumstances during the City Nature Challenge 2020
Appreciating Nature in Lockdown
Appreciating Nature in Lockdown Recording wildlife in our cities' backyards A hard COVID-19 lockdown and the fifth iNaturalist City Nature Challenge teach six southern African cities that conservation and environmental…
Fynbos flair finds festive home
Ndumie Myataza (right) and colleagues from the Cape Town Environmental Education Trust (CTEET) coopt a baboon into manning their stall at Sunday's Fynbos Festival. The baboon later claimed to have…
Classes in the Park – Nature Week a hit with Tokai-area learners
Constantia Primary School learners, led by SANBI's Megan Smith and their educator, get an overview of Tokai Park from the Lower Tokai Park observation deck Classes in the Park –…
Peninsula Granite Fynbos – A Restoration Story II
The upper Tokai Park section of Table Mountain National Park represents the most extensive area where Peninsula Granite Fynbos can be restored. If invasive alien trees are removed, then Peninsula Granite Fynbos will stand a fighting chance to be upgraded from ‘Critically Endangered’ to ‘Endangered’ status. Since invasive alien trees have very few benefits to society, it is in our interest remove them and restore these priority areas.
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos – A Restoration Story I
Over 400 species of Cape Flats Sand Fynbos plants have returned to Tokai Park, 22 of them threatened with extinction. Pristine reference patches are unavailable for comparison, but Purcell’s historical records from the neighbouring Bergvliet Farm, list 615 plant species that provide focus for restoration efforts.
The Tokai Library narrowly escapes severe damage from a fallen pine Image: Emile van Rooyen
Trees shade lethal concerns
Trees shade lethal concerns In the wrong place at the wrong time – trees prove deadly at Tokai Park The Tokai Library narrowly escapes severe damage from a fallen pine…
Fire is as water to Fynbos
Fire is as water to Fynbos An essential contribution to biodiversity – when correctly managed It has been proven that invasive alien plants can burn at an intensity of ten…
An information board explains the restoration and conservation work being undertaken at the Lower Tokai Park Fynbos Core Conservation Sire
Community concern trumps crime at Tokai
Community trumps crime at Tokai Park Perceptions unable to mug the facts SANParks staff are conservationists – they’re not crime fighters. Where are the police? Where are the private security…
