Caracals are most likely being exposed to metals like arsenic, lead and mercury through their diet.
- Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology & Genetics, University of Cape Town
Caracals that hunt closer to urban areas where human population density is higher, have higher levels of chemicals in their systems.
If left unregulated, the unsustainable exploitation of leopards will have severe ecological and evolutionary costs.
Household rat poison is endangering caracals, and other wildlife species in Cape Town, that prey on poisoned rodents. If not managed, this can negatively alter the region’s ecosystem.
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