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Read more about the article Tokai Hackathon

Tokai Hackathon

Meet our Sugarbird Teams at Upper Tokai Park on Saturday 22 March for a blitz of hacking alien gums and wattles above the Tokai Arboretum.

  • Post published:18 March, 2025
  • Post author:FoTP
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Cape cobra (Naja nivea)
Cape cobra (Naja nivea)

Snakes of Tokai Park – A guide

A short, illustrated, up-to-date guide to nine of Lower and Upper Tokai Park's most common snakes by our resident herpetologist, Vard Aman.

  • Post published:3 May, 2024
  • Post author:FoTP
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One of Lower Tokai Park’s resident beauties.
One of Lower Tokai Park’s resident beauties.

Hissy Fits: The Puff Adders of Tokai Park

Herpetologist Vard Aman answers your questions about the much-maligned puff adders of Lower and Upper Tokai Park.

  • Post published:14 August, 2023
  • Post author:FoTP
Continue ReadingHissy Fits: The Puff Adders of Tokai Park
Large-stipule Fountainbush (Psoralea fascicularis)
The Large-stipule Fountainbush (Psoralea fascicularis) is listed as endangered on the Red List of South African Plants. Photo Peter Swart / iNaturalist

Tokai Park’s new Fountainbush

Botanists discover a Large-stipule Fountainbush (Psoralea fascicularis) population not previously recorded at Tokai Park.

  • Post published:1 November, 2022
  • Post author:FoTP
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Psoralea fascicularis
Psoralea fascicularis Image Jeremy Gilmore

Psoralea fascicularis: A Restoration Project

Jeremy Gilmore presents his 2021 Grade 12 Project – the restoration of Psoralea fascicularis (Large-stipule Fountainbush) at Tokai greenbelts.

  • Post published:27 March, 2022
  • Post author:FoTP
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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.

  • Post published:30 May, 2021
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingPersonal reflections on the TCMF Review
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