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    World Ranger Day 2026 - City celebrates Cape Town’s nature guardians

    World Ranger Day 2026 - City celebrates Cape Town’s nature guardians

    01 August 2026

    31 July 2026 marked World Ranger Day 2026, themed ‘Rangers: Guardians of a changing planet’

    Film project funding applications now open

    Film project funding applications now open

    30 April 2026

    The film fund provides financial support or municipal services support for film projects produced in Cape Town.

    City committed to sustainable development that also protects Cape Town’s exceptional biodiversity

    City committed to sustainable development that also protects Cape Town’s exceptional biodiversity

    23 May 2025

    The Deputy Mayor emphasised the complexity of sustainable development in the context of a rapidly growing city with globally significant biodiversity.

    Film Fund backs bold screen projects

    Film Fund backs bold screen projects

    16 April 2025

    Seven productions, including a feature film, two short films, two TV series, a reality TV show and an animated short are the first beneficiaries of the Film Fund.

    Ecological burns scheduled for City nature reserves 2025

    Ecological burns scheduled for City nature reserves 2025

    22 January 2025

    The City will be conducting ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2025.

    Residents and visitors reminded not to approach whales

    Residents and visitors reminded not to approach whales

    17 October 2024

    ​The City would like to remind residents and visitors that it is against the law to approach any whale or dolphin within 300m of the shoreline.

    City of Cape Town and Cape Leopard Trust aim to curb snares

    City of Cape Town and Cape Leopard Trust aim to curb snares

    11 February 2024

    On Friday, 9 February 2024, the City of Cape Town and the Cape Leopard Trust hosted a snare awareness information session and conducted a snare patrol at the Melkbos Corridor and Blaauwberg Nature Reserve. Conservation officials from across the City of Cape Town reserves attended to improve their knowledge and elevate skills on how to mitigate snaring, and to transfer learning back to their reserves.

    City's aerial fire support craft ready to fly

    City's aerial fire support craft ready to fly

    30 November 2023

    The City's Fire & Rescue Service has finalised its aerial support craft for the summer season.

    City asking residents to assist in ending illegal seal feeding in Hout Bay

    City asking residents to assist in ending illegal seal feeding in Hout Bay

    24 November 2023

    We are appealing to members of the public, tour operators, tour guides and all our visitors to work with the City and DFFE to put an end to this abuse and cruelty that seals endure during training

    City enlarges Rondevlei section of False Bay Nature Reserve

    City enlarges Rondevlei section of False Bay Nature Reserve

    28 June 2023

    The expansion of the City's False Bay Nature Reserve land estate will now create more habitat for wild life in the area, including that of the famous hippos in Rondevlei.

    City condemns deadly attack on Cape fur seal

    City condemns deadly attack on Cape fur seal

    09 January 2023

    ​The seal had to be humanely euthanised due to the severity of the injuries that it sustained during the stoning.

    Ongoing routine electricity maintenance for 21 to 27 November 2022

    Ongoing routine electricity maintenance for 21 to 27 November 2022

    18 November 2022

    The City does not carry out maintenance from load-shedding Stage 3 and above.

    Looking out for the wild side

    Looking out for the wild side

    21 June 2022

    The new wildlife warning signage was recently installed along five roads in the South

    Table Bay Nature Reserve will benefit from recent Rietvlei wildfire

    Table Bay Nature Reserve will benefit from recent Rietvlei wildfire

    14 June 2022

    ​The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents that the recent Rietvlei wildfire at the Table Bay Nature Reserve has not had a negative impact on the Reserve ecologically

    Seals are wild animals; public should not feed, touch them

    Seals are wild animals; public should not feed, touch them

    11 October 2021

    The City was informed of an incident on Strand Beach on Saturday, 9 October 2021, where a teenager was bitten by a seal

    Cape Town’s biodiversity steals the show in 2021 City Nature Challenge

    Cape Town’s biodiversity steals the show in 2021 City Nature Challenge

    11 May 2021

    The City of Cape Town has been declared as the official winner of two categories in the 2021 City Nature Challenge.

    City nature challenge weekend is here - time to explore the outdoors

    City nature challenge weekend is here - time to explore the outdoors

    30 April 2021

    As Capetonians, we know that we live in a magnificent city, and now it’s time to prove that Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities on the planet

    City challenges all Capetonians to come out and explore nature

    City challenges all Capetonians to come out and explore nature

    16 April 2021

    ‘As Capetonians, we know that we live in a magnificent city, and now it’s time to prove that Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities on the planet

    City appoints a new service provider for Urban Baboon Programme

    City appoints a new service provider for Urban Baboon Programme

    01 October 2020

    The City of Cape Town has appointed a new service provider, NCC Environmental Services, for the Urban Baboon Programme

    City celebrates Arbor Month

    City celebrates Arbor Month

    02 September 2020

    September falls towards the end of Cape Town’s rainy season. Cape Town has a unique climate where specific species of trees grow. Traditionally, tree planting is best throughout the winter months.

    City’s baboon programme achieves 80% increase in Peninsula’s baboon population

    City’s baboon programme achieves 80% increase in Peninsula’s baboon population

    02 September 2020

    The number of baboons has increased from 248 in 2006 to 445 today.

    Blooming flowers in City Parks show signs of Spring

    Blooming flowers in City Parks show signs of Spring

    26 August 2020

    Every Spring brings forth an explosion of annuals and perennials which germinate in the wet soil as the weather warms up

    Residents invited to join City Nature Challenge this weekend

    Residents invited to join City Nature Challenge this weekend

    21 April 2020

    The lockdown version of the City Nature Challenge will run from Friday, 24 April until Monday, 27 April 2020.

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