Baboon Protocol

Protocol for raiding baboons

CapeNature, along with SA National Parks and the City of Cape Town, have come to an agreement on the plan for dealing with baboons in urban areas.

You can view the protocol for reducing the frequency and severity of raiding behaviour by baboons on the Cape Peninsula in the document below.

CapeNature statement on euthanising baby baboon

Due to the recent attention in the media regarding the euthanising of a baby baboon, CapeNature felt compelled to respond to the questions and outrage of the public.


 

 

Protocol and Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) for using paintball markers

Please find CapeNature's Protocol and Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) for using paintball markers as baboon deterrents within the Cape Peninsula in the document below.

 

 

Permits

The permit to collect, transport and keep in captivity wild animals for rehabilitation purposes is available for download. Please be sure to download both pages one and two as well as the addendum.

 

 

Monthly HWS Reports

The full results of the 2012 baboon population census being carried out for the city will be made available at a later date. Monthly reports by Human Wildlife Services are available below.

See below to download the latest monthly reports.