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Today @CityofCT officials began clearing sludge & bullrushes at Rondevlei Nature Reserve in preparation of the vlei draw-down expected to happen later this week.

Here’s why this is important: Image
1. Rondevlei (250Ha) is a globally renowned birding site. On an average summer day 70 bird species may be seen. It also home to the #ExtinctintheWild Erica verticillata & Cape Town’s only Hippo pod! 🦛

Managing for biodiversity = Managing for ecotourism. Image
2. Hundreds of years ago #CapeFlats vleis would have dried up significantly during the dry summer months. The opening of the sluce gates will allow conservation staff to clear invasive aquatic Water Hyacinth (seen in the foreground). Image
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