Description: Priority species in South Wales win National Lottery funding - Rhywogaethau â Blaenoriaeth yn ennill cyllid gan y Loteri Genedlaethol
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Connecting the Dragons (CtD) is a large-scale, four-year project across southern Wales that aims to restore and raise awareness of its declining and fragmented amphibian and reptile (herpetofauna) populations. Evidence points to amphibians and reptiles being the most threatened of all vertebrate groups, with more than 50% of species being threatened globally, and this is equally true in South Wales. Moreover, herpetofauna are often a low priority – even with other conservation NGOs.
A key element to the project's success is community involvement; ARC will undertake habitat creation and restoration in strategic locations, with trained and mentored volunteers, to improve habitat permeability for wildlife metapopulations in an increasingly urbanized environment. Enthused interns and volunteers will be trained to survey and monitor their local herpetofauna populations, with the data feeding directly into nature conservation. Furthermore, a campaign will be launched utilising social media a