Leaping for frog awareness
Over 700 children took part in a game of leap frog at Durban's beachfront on Friday morning for the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
ON Friday 24 February the Endangered Wildlife Trust attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest game of leapfrog.
This event formed part of the 4th national Leap Day for Frogs – an awareness day to bring attention to the plight of frogs, but also to celebrate the diversity of frogs in South Africa.
“The current record is held by New Zealand with 1,348 participants, so we were hoping for 1,500.”
“In the end, we had 770 participants taking part as our transport brought the remainder of learners too far past the designated time, so we were forced to do the jumping with those present. A further 300 learners arrived late but did do some jumping of their own, bringing the total number of attendees to the event to over 1,000,” said Jeanne Tarrant, manager of the Threatened Amphibian Programme at Endangered Wildlife Trust.
Despite not leaping into the record books this year, the Trust was pleased with the outcome.
“No doubt it’s a first for South Africa! Counting the learners that arrived late, we had over 1 000 people jumping for frogs on the Durban beachfront, and more importantly, raising awareness for frogs, which are among the most threatened animals in the world.”
“Most participants were school groups and they received educational packs sponsored by Struik, so we certainly achieved our aim of educating more people about frogs. The atmosphere was great, and lots of fun was had by all!” said Tarrant.
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