January 27, 2012
Cape Town Baboon Wars Continue - 8
by Gayne C. Young
A baboon was found dead last Wednesday in the Da Gama Park section of the Western Cape’s capital city. The City of Cape Town veterinarian Dr. Elzette Jordan told the Daily News that the vermin died from a fatal airgun shot to the head. Although Jordan said “The animal was shot at close range,” the death was not believed to be a suicide. Rather, it is believed a human shot the one-year-old primate.
This is just one more incident in the on-going war Cape Town residents are waging against baboons. Despite the fact that harming the (what are basically) coyotes with opposable thumbs is illegal, many residents have taken the law into their own hands when they feel threatened or find their property destroyed.
The most recent example of this Dirty Harry on apes mentality occurred in November when Fish Hoek resident Louis Goosen was charged with shooting a baboon that he said attacked him and his wife. Evidence of how many times that baboon had come in contact with aggravated humans was displayed by the almost 100 foreign objects found in the monkey’s body by local vets.
Dancing
Click Here for, DANCING WITH THE WILD BEAST, diary among friends of the Mozambique Bush
Hard Nosed Big Game Hounds
Click the pic for "The hard Nosed Pack"
Luwire Photographic Safaris
Looking across the Lugenda from one of the camps
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About Me
- Just Another Savage!
- I’m a Southern Boy, just 56 last November, I get around here and there, Central America, Africa, Red Bay. I’m a Father, Grandfather, Husband, Artist and general flunky of sorts. Live in a little historic town in an old building I remodeled. Just wanted to hear myself think I guess, talk about the need of simplification, show some art, express an interest or two, brag on my dogs and see where it goes. That’s it!, That’s the deal, Thanks
No comments:
Post a Comment