ARCHIVES: The problem with urban baboons is that the natural order of things gets blurred when the baboons get over-habituated and lose their natural fear of humans. The minute a dangerous animal learns that it does not need to fear humans and, in fact,...
From the wilds of Mana Pools to the urban fringes of Cape Town: Lessons learnt from living with baboonsFrom the wilds of Mana Pools to the urban fringes of Cape Town: Lessons learnt from living with baboons by Phil Richardson, Daily Maverick October 3, 2021 Dr Phil Richardson is a behavioural ecologist and project manager at Human Wildlife Solutions. He is a research associate at the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa at the University of Cape Town.
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