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Baboon raiders: In Cape Town, can big primates and people coexist?

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By Adam Welz
| Popular Science Verified
Two baboons sit on a rocky ledge with a sweeping view of Cape Town, South Africa behind them. Image: Chris Cole / Getty Image This article was originally featured on MIT Press Reader. I live with my family in a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa’s second-largest city, in a small neighborhood surrounded by conservation land. One afternoon in November 2020, my young children started screaming from across the house about an intruder.
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Baboon Raiders: In Cape Town, Can Big Primates and People Coexist?

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By Adam Welz
| Yale Environment 360 Verified
For years, baboons have roamed Cape Town suburbs, entering houses and yards in search of food. Now officials have a conservation plan aimed at reducing conflicts between the big primates and people — but like most things baboon-related here, it is sparking heated controversy. The city’s plan calls for installing electrified fences and removing or euthanizing baboons deemed too habituated to humans.
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Baboon Raiders: In Cape Town, Can Big Primates and People Coexist?

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By Adam Welz
| Yale Environment 360 Verified
For years, baboons have roamed Cape Town suburbs, entering yards and houses in search of food. Now officials have a conservation plan aimed at reducing conflicts between the large primates and people — but like most things baboon-related here, it is sparking heated controversy. The city’s plan calls for installing electrified fences and removing or euthanizing baboons deemed too habituated to humans.
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