# The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team’s plan to remove four baboon troops from the Cape Peninsula, has sparked shock and outrage. The Cape Peninsula Civil Conservation’s Lynda Silk says the move of 120 baboons, likely involving killing, raises ethical concerns. She says with unclear plans, fears grow over trauma to baboons, ranger job losses, and community conflict. Critics argue this shift to prioritises human development over Cape Town’s unique urban-wildlife balance and biodiversity preservation.
120 Cape Peninsula baboons face removal