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The rancorous baboon debates of Cape Town’s Deep South — good fences make good neighbours

South Africa

The rancorous baboon debates of Cape Town’s Deep South — good fences make good neighbours

By Ben Cousins, Peter Willis and Nadima Smith

Activists welcome bid to extend Urban Baboon Programme, but red-flag budget and resource problems

South Africa

Activists welcome bid to extend Urban Baboon Programme, but red-flag budget and resource problems

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Monkey Business (Part Two): Who is responsible for the management of baboons on the Cape Peninsula?

South Africa

Monkey Business (Part Two): Who is responsible for the management of baboons on the Cape Peninsula?

By Elsabé Brits

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

‘It’s like a bomb has been dropped’: Cape authorities pass the buck after well-known baboon is put to death

South Africa

‘It’s like a bomb has been dropped’: Cape authorities pass the buck after well-known baboon is put to death

By Christi Nortier