Summary

While the consumption of plastic by marine wildlife is well-studied, it is less so for terrestrial species. Anthropogenic pollution is an ever-increasing threat to the natural environment, and this is also the case in South Africa. Creating awareness and management strategies to decline the availability of organic food wastes could lead to a decrease in human-wildlife conflicts between baboons and the community. This study aims to gain a greater understanding of the current situation of anthropogenicwaste in the surrounding, and what effects these anthropogenic wastes have on the baboons around the Alldays dumpsite.