Eradicating alien fish species from Western Cape

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Cape Nature Conservation (CNC) has now embarked on an ambitious rescue effort. Since invasive alien fish along with habitat degradation and destruction - are considered largely responsible for the threatened status of indigenous fish, CNC plans to hit back by eradicating alien fish from high-priority rivers flowing through protected areas. With funding from the Table Mountain Fund, administered by WWF-SA, a project will be undertaken to assess which rivers in the so-called ‘Mega-parks’ – the Cederberg, Gouritz and Baviaanskloof – as well as the Kogelberg and West Coast biosphere reserves and the Cape Peninsula National Park, are most suitable for alien eradication and rehabilitation work. Conservation International’s Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, which is supporting many projects under the umbrella of the Cape Action Plan for People and the Environment, or CAPE, will then be approached for funding this work, which is generally quite costly.

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