Comments on: Baboons matter http://www.ralphpina.com/2009/08/baboons-matter/ Ralph Pina's blog Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:28:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ralph http://www.ralphpina.com/2009/08/baboons-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Ralph Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:12:27 +0000 http://www.ralphpina.com/?p=740#comment-189 <a href="http://www.capeaction.org.za/index.php?C=enews&A=display&id=254" rel="nofollow">News from C.A.P.E.</a> - "The University of Cape Town (UCT)’s Baboon Research Unit has created digital maps showcasing this species’ home range. The maps form part of a PhD study conducted by Tali Hoffman under the supervision of Dr Justin O’ Riain, who heads up the unit. The study was funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its associated trust, the Table Mountain Fund and SANParks. The maps have been accepted by the Strategic Environmental Management branch of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEAD&P) in the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town. This means that both of the authorities responsible for land use and development in the Cape Peninsula are now equipped with information about current baboon landscape requirements." News from C.A.P.E. –
“The University of Cape Town (UCT)’s Baboon Research Unit has created digital maps showcasing this species’ home range. The maps form part of a PhD study conducted by Tali Hoffman under the supervision of Dr Justin O’ Riain, who heads up the unit. The study was funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its associated trust, the Table Mountain Fund and SANParks.

The maps have been accepted by the Strategic Environmental Management branch of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEAD&P) in the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town. This means that both of the authorities responsible for land use and development in the Cape Peninsula are now equipped with information about current baboon landscape requirements.”

]]> By: Ralph http://www.ralphpina.com/2009/08/baboons-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Ralph Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:08:02 +0000 http://www.ralphpina.com/?p=740#comment-128 The Sunday Times has <a href="http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article121473.ece" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">an excellent article on the plight of the Cape Peninsula's baboons</a>. It examines the new, potentially lethal protocol for handling "problem" baboons. The protocol rejects alternatives such translocation or sterilisation. Does it ultimately imply that a good baboon is a dead baboon? The Sunday Times has an excellent article on the plight of the Cape Peninsula’s baboons. It examines the new, potentially lethal protocol for handling “problem” baboons. The protocol rejects alternatives such translocation or sterilisation. Does it ultimately imply that a good baboon is a dead baboon?

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