RESIDENTS:

What to do when...

...a baboon is in your house:

1. Remain calm.
2. Back off slowly.
3. Don’t make eye contact.
4. Identify an escape route for the baboon.
5. Make sure this route is unobstructed e.g. open the window or door and get out of the way.
6. Never corner or trap a baboon.
7. Never try to grab back food (or anything) that the baboon has taken from you.....IT WILL FIGHT FOR IT.

... a baboon is on your property:

1. Remain calm.
2. Never feed the baboons.
3. Never try to grab back food (or anything) that the baboon has taken from you.
4. Chase the baboon by spraying it with water / hosepipe.
5. Make a loud noise with pots or shout at them.

... driving and you come across a baboon on the road:

1. Slow down.
2. Close your car windows.
3. Don’t feed the baboons.

BABOON PROOF YOUR PROPERTY:

 Contain your food and waste:

1. Bins – keep rubbish secure in baboon proof bins or stored away.
2. Pet food put out will attract baboons.
3. Fruit trees, compost heaps and vegetable gardens need to be enclosed in a cage or electric fence.

 Plant trees and shrubs that baboons don’t eat.

 Secure your house:

1. Install baboon proof burglar bars on your windows (8cm gap only).
2. Close windows and doors without bars when you’re not home.
3. Keep windows or doors open only on 8cm gaps.
4. Closed curtains, wooden shutters and one way glass also help to keep baboons away.

 Check your neighbours’ situation:  If neighbours are attracting baboons, they’ll get onto your property too.