Cape Town faces backlash over proposal to kill baboons

Mongabay
Aug 29, 2025, 5:08 pm245 ptsTrendingTop
In Cape Town, South Africa, an ongoing conflict between people and baboons has escalated to the point that local authorities are considering culling 117 animals from four troops, roughly a quarter of the local population. The 45-kilogram (100-pound) primates sometimes raid homes for food and have injured…

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