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Baboon Matters

Did baboon activists in Cape Town win their December 2024 court case?

South Africa

Did baboon activists in Cape Town win their December 2024 court case?

By Ben Cousins and Peter Willis

Tensions rise in Constantia as man arrested for threatening baboon monitors with firearm

South Africa

Tensions rise in Constantia as man arrested for threatening baboon monitors with firearm

By Tred Magill

Baboon activists launch legal action seeking better management of troops in the Cape

South Africa

Baboon activists launch legal action seeking better management of troops in the Cape

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Young female baboon cruelly shot and paralysed in Constantia, leading to euthanasia

Maverick Citizen

Young female baboon cruelly shot and paralysed in Constantia, leading to euthanasia

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Authorities okay hunting and killing of Cape baboon despite call to Minister Creecy for a moratorium

South Africa

Authorities okay hunting and killing of Cape baboon despite call to Minister Creecy for a moratorium

By Jenni Trethowan

Outcry in Knysna over advert for hunter to shoot baboons

South Africa

Outcry in Knysna over advert for hunter to shoot baboons

By Tembile Sgqolana

Friday Activist: Jenni Trethowan

South Africa

Friday Activist: Jenni Trethowan

By Biénne Huisman

Who is being untruthful? Challenging Felicity Purchase’s version of a meeting about baboons

South Africa

Who is being untruthful? Challenging Felicity Purchase’s version of a meeting about baboons

By Taryn Blyth