Chacma baboons form part of the Peninsula’s rich biodiversity and they play a potentially significant ecological role in the Cape Floristic Region.

Baboon management is undertaken jointly by the City of Cape Town, South African National Parks (SANParks), SA Navy and CapeNature who are known collectively as the Baboon Technical Team (BTT). The management of baboons on the Cape Peninsula has made enormous strides in the last few years and baboon management has been successfully achieved and stabilised.

The City of Cape Town is committed to maintaining a sustainable baboon population on the Cape Peninsula, but is also responsible for the safety of residents and visitors. The Baboon Management Programme remains an important City of Cape Town initiative. It is undertaken for the benefit of all residents, hikers and visitors in, or moving through, baboon-affected areas in the southern Cape Peninsula.

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