Research overview: road mortality and movement of Cape Town caracals

Caracals on the Cape Peninsula range widely across a landscape bisected by busy roads, and vehicle collisions are among the most significant documented causes of death. This overview synthesises GPS-telemetry and mortality research on how caracals cross or avoid roads, the hotspots where collisions concentrate, and how the highway and suburban matrix fragments their movement. It examines mitigation possibilities including crossing structures, signage and speed management, and the tension between a wide-ranging predator and a growing city traffic network. The synthesis frames roads as a primary urban threat to a felid that otherwise tolerates close proximity to Cape Town.