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Year
Figure 5. Estimated number of KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleons at Chameleon Park7
4.4.1.1. Biodiversity Targets
To conserve three viable free-living sub-populations of the population of the KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon in perpetuity, the following are required:
Table 3: Targets and Status of KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleons in Chameleon Park and the Edwin Swales Business Park D’MOSS strip
Target
Status
At least three viable sub-populations of 7 000 adults each conserved across the range of the coastal population
Not Achieved
A viable sub-population conserved at Chameleon Park and connected D’MOSS areas
Not Achieved
A total of 100 adults conserved at Chameleon Park and the D’MOSS area adjacent to Edwin Swales Business Park
Achieved
7. Counts at the D’MOSS strip were suspended in 2007 due to the continual decline of the species.
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Estimated number of adults
2002 2003
2004 2006
2007 2008
2009 2010
2011 2012
2013 2014
2015 2016
2017 2018
2019