‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys
Cape Town is facing a conflict between residents and local baboon troops that are increasingly raiding homes and damaging property. The city's plan to relocate and sterilize the animals has sparked a debate between those prioritizing property values and animal rights activists.
Why it matters
This illustrates the complex challenges of urban-wildlife coexistence and the tension between environmental conservation and human economic interests.
The baboons’ presence has affected house prices on the Cape Peninsula, as they raid bins and kitchens and poo on properties. The baboons’ presence has affected house prices on the Cape Peninsula, as they raid bins and kitchens and poo on properties. The age of extinction Animal welfare ‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer
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