The Brenton Blue Trust (BBT) was founded in early 1997, and the trustees are all conservation bodies.
Trustees
The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa (LSA) (www.lepsocafrica.org)
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) (www.ewt.org.za)
The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) (www.wessa.org.za)
The Western Cape Branch of LSA (WCB) (http://www.lepsocafrica.org)
The Highveld Branch of LSA (HB) (http://www.lepsocafrica.org)
Representatives of the Trustees
LSA – Ernest Pringle (Chair) (ernestlpringle@gmail.com) 087 8035699
LSA – Jeremy Dobson (Deputy Chair) (jchdobson@gmail.com) 082 7838213
EWT – Dr Dave Edge (Treasurer) (orachrysops@gmail.com) 074 5807288
WESSA – Lorna Watt (Secretary) (lornawatt@telkomsa.net) 072 1259148
WCB – Andrew Morton (bluebottlex@gmail.com) 083 5010762
HB – Mark Williams (lepidochrysops@gmail.com) 071 4837171
Aims and Objectives of the BBT
- To prevent the extinction of the Brenton Blue butterfly
- To promote its establishment in its previous and other habitats
- To support efforts aimed at conserving habitats necessary for the survival of other Lepidoptera species, in the interests of preserving biological diversity
- To promote nation-wide and international co-operation between individuals and organisations having aims similar to the BBT’s objectives
- To receive donations and bequests from any source whatsoever and without limitation as to area, in and outside of South Africa to finance projects tending to advance the objectives of the BBT.
Donors
The principal donations to the BBT to date have been:
Nedcor Limited Erf 442,Brenton on Sea – part of SNR The Habitat Council R 30 000 General funding The Green Trust R 60 000 Research WESSA R 10 000 Reserve maintenance WCB R 200 000 Conservation of Western Cape butterflies Private UK donors R 158 000 COREL project BRT Projects R 365 000 SALCA project N F Oppenheimer R 100 000 Marketing Scott Bader R 28 000 General funding Woolworths R 100 000 LepiMAP project Birding Africa R 32 000 COREL project Kloof Conservancy R 10 000 COREL project