Tourists, wildlife attempt amicable co-existance at Cape Town harbour

The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is a working harbour that incorporates 800 businesses such as shops and restaurants.

25 million people visit this Cape Town tourism hotspot every year, according to the V&A Waterfront.

As well as shopping, commerce, sailing, shipping and residential buildings, the V&A Waterfront is also home to marine and other wildlife which inhabit the harbour.

Two of the V&A Waterfront’s three Harbour Monitors are Ayanda Cimani and Alvero Malan.

One of their key tasks is to prevent human-wildlife conflict, such as ushering these Cape Fur Seals away from the jetties used by people.

They check boats and yachts too, for squatting seals.

The Harbour Monitors also…