The Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus ursinus) is indigenous to and plays an important ecological role on the Cape Peninsula. Baboons prefer to use low-lying land for foraging; and prefer high-lying areas such as caves, cliffs and tall trees in which to roost. However, on the Cape Peninsula, a substantial portion of all available low lying land has been transformed into residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural landscapes. This has resulted in human-baboon conflict.

The purpose of this policy is to regulate the placement of honey bee colonies on CapeNature Protected Areas.

The policy is issued in terms of Section 16(1)(e) of the Nature Conservation Ordinance No. 19 of 1974 and seeks to achieve the objectives and purposes of the Ordinance.

African penguins breed on only 25 islands and at 3 mainland sites between Algoa Bay in South Africa and central Namibia and nowhere else in the world. It is the only penguin that breeds in Africa. Read this and many more fascinating facts about the African penguin in this booklet.

The Western Cape is the country’s leading exporter of agricultural commodities, is a province of outstanding natural beauty and a preferred destination for tourists and permanent residents alike. Towards ensuring the wise management of biodiversity priority areas and sustainable development within a growing economy, the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (CapeNature) has developed a province-wide Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan.

Hartmann’s zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) and plains zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) were introduced into the Western Cape. Some of these animals escaped from their points of introduction and now roam freely across the landscape.

The objective of this SOP is to regulate the use of PBMs in achieving the stated aim

while not causing any unnecessary harm or suffering to baboons.

Learn all about the importance of penguins and watch a penguin release from the view point of these incredible birds. 

In this interesting webinar, learn about the state of conservation in the Western Cape, what the threats are to biodiversity and what is being done to conserve it. 

Learn about why insects are so interesting and why they are so important in this fun webinar about these creepy crawlies. 

Listen to our Field Rangers talk about biodiversity crime.