Question 1

Are baboons a protected species?

Accepted Answer

Chacma baboons are a protected species in the Western Cape (Cape Nature Conservation Laws Amendment Act, 2000, Ordinance 19 of 1974). It is illegal to feed baboons, to poison, trap, hurt or kill a baboon by driving with the intent to kill, to hunt by shooting at baboons using a pellet gun, catapult, bow- and-arrow, stoning, setting your dog on them, or using a weapon of any kind in order to injure a baboon or keep a baboon in captivity without a permit.

The penalty under Section 86 (1)c is a fine of up to R80,000 or imprisonment up to two years or both.

Question 2

Are baboons a protected species?

Accepted Answer

Chacma baboons are a protected species in the Western Cape (Cape Nature Conservation Laws Amendment Act, 2000, Ordinance 19 of 1974). It is illegal to feed baboons, to poison, trap, hurt or kill a baboon by driving with the intent to kill, to hunt by shooting at baboons using a pellet gun, catapult, bow- and-arrow, stoning, setting your dog on them, or using a weapon of any kind in order to injure a baboon or keep a baboon in captivity without a permit.

The penalty under Section 86 (1)c is a fine of up to R80,000 or imprisonment up to two years or both.