Baboon Management Overstrand

Publicly available monthly reports are produced about the baboon management project. These contain raiding activity and out of town records of the baboon troops in Hermanus (Voelklip Troop) and Pringle Bay (Pringle Bay Troop), as well as a breakdown of hotline calls for the month. In addition to this, monthly, seasonal and daily trends of baboon behaviour are reported on.

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This monthly report covers the period from 1 to 30 November 2019. Management of the Voëklip Troop in Hermanus and the Pringle Bay Troop in Pringle Bay are discussed. During the period 1 to 7 November, the HWS team were getting to know the terrain utilized by the Voëklip Troop in Hermanus and fitted a GPS radio collar to an adult female to aid in management. Paintball marker management began on 8 November 2019. Full management with paintball markers began on 1 November 2019 in Pringle Bay, where management run by the local community has been active for several years.