{"id":294922,"date":"2025-11-24T17:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/safety-plan-for-baboons-finalised\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:28:10","slug":"cape-peninsula-baboon-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-peninsula-baboon-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Peninsula Baboon action plan approved by City of Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cape Peninsula Baboon Action Plan has been approved by the City of Cape Town, SANParks, and CapeNature. The plan introduces sanctuaries, fencing, waste management measures, and population controls to manage five baboon troops across the Cape Peninsula. It aims to protect both humans and wildlife while ensuring sustainable management of local baboon populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-five-key-components-of-the-cape-peninsula-baboon-action-plan\">Five key components of the Cape Peninsula baboon action plan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the framework of the Cape Peninsula Baboon Action Plan, five critical interventions are outlined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sanctuary creation: Build purpose-designed baboon sanctuaries along Plateau Road.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northern fencing: Install a baboon-proof barrier stretching from Zwaanswyk to Constantia Nek.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waste management strategy: Introduce baboon-proof bins and enforce strict waste disposal protocols.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urban wildlife by-law: Enact new legislation with a zero-tolerance approach to baboon interference, per the action plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By-law enforcement: Implement hard boundaries and enforce strict population control measures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-troop-relocation-timeline\">Troop relocation timeline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan sets clear deadlines for relocating the affected baboon troops as part of the Cape Peninsula Baboon Action initiative:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seaforth troop:<strong> <\/strong>Relocate to sanctuary by February 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waterfall troop: Relocate to sanctuary by September 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CT1 &amp; 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