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About Baboon Matters

baboonmatters.org.za

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baboonmatters

Latest Activity

May 28, 2009

Date Joined

May 28, 2009

About this user

1,000,000 years on the Cape and vanishing fast!

Baboon Matters works to protect and manage Chacma Baboons on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa, reducing conflicts between baboons and local residents. We conduct rescues and rehabilitation of injured baboons, and provide monitors who physically keep baboons out of local towns.

The baboons have lost most of their habitat to development and get into trouble with local residents when they raid houses, cars, and gardens looking for tasty human food. Despite being protected by law they are subsequently shot, poisoned, trapped, and run over by angry residents. They are also electrocuted on power lines and hit by cars accidentally.

Thanks for visiting and for your interest in our work. Be sure to visit our website (link is below). You can also see more photos of the baboons at wildnorthwest.org/baboons.html

Country

South Africa

Interests

Baboons, wildlife management

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