Explore Dr Malepa's active projects spanning behavioral ecology, amphibian indicators, habitat restoration, and zoo-based conservation systems.
Core Research Areas
African Biodiversity & Conservation (2026): uses bioblitz surveys across occupied wetlands and a candidate release site to define suitable vegetation structure, predator risk, and prey availability for conservation translocation.
African Biodiversity and Conservation (2025): reports coordinated implementation outcomes for Pickersgill's reed frog conservation under a multi-partner management framework.
Zoo Biology (2025): shows disturbance can shift hatching timing, with lower survival in disturbed clutches by day 30. Practical implication: reduce clutch disturbance in captive workflows.
Zoo Biology (2022): defines seven developmental stages under captive conditions and provides timing references for conservation breeding and release support.
Investigates litter awareness and visitor perceptions in Johannesburg Zoo and links behavior insights to conservation communication and site management.
Open repository recordPractice-oriented report discussing nutrition/feed presentation observations and development in Pickersgill's reed frog husbandry work.
Open PDFStructured care and breeding protocol document from the JCPZ amphibian project team for Hyperolius pickersgilli conservation practice.
Open guideline PDF