10.6 Conclusions The main conservation objectives for herpetofauna on Portion 3 of the farm Suurwater 63 are to retain untransformed the mountains and their gravel skirts, the deep red sands and dunes, and as much as possible of the Koa River washes and pans, together with the untransformed adjacent grassy plains y. The mountains, pans and dunes should be designated sensitive areas and excluded from any development, apart from low densities of livestock grazing. Of 66 herpetofauna species recorded and/or expected on Suurwater, three are Red Data species. The PV array is not considered a direct threat to any bird species, given its limited impact in space (
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