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Cape Town baboon management:  How legal is it?

Cape Town baboon management: How legal is it?

2018’s first victim of Cape Town’s flawed protocol for “removing” problem baboons has been killed. Dodger was a young dispersing male from the Slangkop troop who first showed up in the Da Gama troop home range in October. Dispersing to new troops is vital to keep troop gene pools strong – even more so on the Peninsula where traditional migration routes on or off the Peninsula have long been cut off by urban sprawl.

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2018’s first baboon victim has been killed.

2018’s first baboon victim has been killed.

2018’s first victim of Cape Town’s flawed protocol for “removing” problem baboons has been killed. Dodger was a young dispersing male from the Slangkop troop who first showed up in the Da Gama troop home range in October. Dispersing to new troops is vital to keep troop gene pools strong – even more so on the Peninsula where traditional migration routes on or off the Peninsula have long been cut off by urban sprawl.

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“Baboons make mess”

“Baboons make mess”

How is it possible that despite a budget of R10 million pa, well-resourced staff and the full support of the Baboon Technical Team members (being the City of Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Nature, the Baboon Research Unit of UCT and the Cape of Good Hope SPCA) baboons are still “raiding” in villages?

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Being a Baboon Dad

Being a Baboon Dad

Being a Baboon Dad A beautiful image of George Baboon posted on the Baboon Matters page on Father’s Day got me thinking about what it’s like to be a baboon father. Chacma baboons live in strictly hierarchical families and while it may be tough being a low ranking...

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HIGHS AND LOWS

HIGHS AND LOWS

Any of our readers that work in animal welfare or conservation will appreciate the highs and lows that come with the territory. For us, this week has been a prime example. Farmers have a tough job fraught with all kinds of risks. Their margins are small and they must...

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