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Hacking of Common Sugarbush - Protea caffra caffra
On 20 August 1999 the Protea Atlas Project visited Ramas Gate in the Eastern Cape.
On a drive from Matatiele to Ramas Gate on the Lesotho border, we were horrified to discover that Common Sugarbush - Protea caffra caffra was being cut down with chain saws. The wood was presumably to be used for firewood.
Is the Common Sugarbush doomed to extinction in this area?
The relevant conservation authorities are aware of this problem.
Nigel Forshaw
Common Sugarbush - Protea caffra caffra near Ramas Gate
This Protea caffra caffra has been chopped down with a chain saw and will presumably be taken away when time allows for firewood
The result of unscrupulous cutting of Common Sugarbush - Protea caffra caffra
This veld should be a Grassland with many Protea caffra caffra plants
The result of unscrupulous cutting of Common Sugarbush - Protea caffra caffra
This veld should be a Grassland with many Protea caffra caffra plants
Common Sugarbush - Protea caffra caffra in a Grassland
This is what the veld should look like!
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