Op-Ed Urges Funding for Coexistence Strategies to Manage Cape Town Baboon Crisis

Conservation experts propose targeted fencing and habitat upgrades funded by international donors to reduce human-baboon conflict while keeping primates wild.

27 Aug, 18:02 — 27 Aug, 18:02

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PRIMATE SOLUTION OP-ED: Cape Town’s baboon crisis a last-chance conservation opportunity — fund coexistence before captivity

International funders could finance targeted Simon’s Town fencing, military fence repairs and Slangkop upgrades to keep Cape Town baboons wild and reduce human-baboon conflict.

By David Gaynor

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Op-Ed Urges Funding for Coexistence Strategies to Manage Cape Town Baboon Crisis

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PRIMATE SOLUTION OP-ED: Cape Town’s baboon crisis a last-chance conservation opportunity — fund coexistence before captivity

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