/ 5 March 2022

Cape Town’s urban fringe ‘a poisoned chalice’ for caracals

Caracal (felis Caracal) Walking Down Tree South Africa
Persistent organic pollutants: There are about 50 to 60 caracals on the Cape Peninsula. There’s a link between electrical transformers, which use polychlorinated biphenyls, and levels detected in caracal. Photo: Stu Ports

Researchers working in areas where caracal hunt, such as wetlands, vineyards and nature reserves around Cape Town, have found toxic pesticides such as carcinogenic polychlorinated biphenyls and DDT
in these carnivores

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