“Croaaakk... croaaaakkk”  (that’s ‘Hi’ in TOAD)

Greetings to you from me, SANDILI, and all the other sand-toads living in the Sand River wetland and surrounding marshes. We are thrilled to know that you love us, because we desperately need your help!! You ought to know, we are very special toads that only like living along the Eastern Cape coastline. WHY? Because it’s the best place on Earth to live, of course! Many toadliums ago we had this marsh all to ourselves and we had a hopping croaky life, but lately we have been chased away by runaway fires, poisonous rubbish dumped in our marshes, alien plants that dry up our wetlands and those toadifying quad-bikes that don’t give us a chance to hop away before they squash us! It’s an absolute night-toad!!

Now, here’s how YOU can help us: Keep our marshes (and town and beaches) clean, don’t litter. Don’t spill poisons and rubbish into the rivers or onto the lands and DON’T go biking anywhere off demarkated roads. Find out which plants don’t belong here and help to remove them.  (Get advice from the toad-friendly St Francis Conservancy on 042 2940 803)

How can WE help you?? That’s easy!! 

Do you like mozzies, flies, snails,worms, grubs?    NO?

Well, we just LOVE them, they’re our favourite dinner, yummiee!

So, if you will help us make our living space comfortable once more, we will help you by eating as many mozzies and other goggas as we possibly can and we will also ask our friends to come back and live in our wetland again. A deal, ok?!

Thank you for helping to make ST. FRANCIS the TOADLIEST place to live in the whole wide world!

Yours toadily,

SANDILI Sand-Toad

Sand River

St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape

SOUTH AFRICA