Jason van den Berg

conservationist

Jason van den Berg is an environmental conservationist and the leader of Rooikat Conservation, a grassroots initiative focused on protecting wildlife and habitats in Gauteng, South Africa. Recently, he garnered attention for his work in documenting and raising awareness about indigenous freshwater fish species, particularly following the exciting discovery of an African longfin eel in a local dam. Van den Berg emphasizes the importance of ecological connectivity and the threats posed to native fish by habitat degradation, pollution, and invasive species. His work aims to engage the public in conservation efforts by encouraging the reporting of aquatic life to fill critical knowledge gaps about South Africa's unique yet endangered freshwater ecosystems.