{"id":919192,"date":"2022-01-24T15:04:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/24\/male-baboon-from-smitswinkel-bay-troop-given-a-second-chance-to-integrate-with-the-da-gama-troop\/"},"modified":"2022-01-24T15:04:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:04:13","slug":"male-baboon-from-smitswinkel-bay-troop-given-a-second-chance-to-integrate-with-the-da-gama-troop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/24\/male-baboon-from-smitswinkel-bay-troop-given-a-second-chance-to-integrate-with-the-da-gama-troop\/","title":{"rendered":"Male baboon from Smitswinkel Bay troop given a second chance to integrate with the Da Gama troop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cape Town – Conservation groups have welcomed a joint decision by the City, Cape of Good Hope SPCA, and Cape Nature to give a young dispersing male baboon from the Smitswinkel Bay troop, Scott (SWB12), a second chance at integrating with the Da Gama troop.<\/p>\n

Scott was scheduled to be captured and relocated last month following public pressure from the interest groups after concerns about his safety in the urban area. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, the attempts failed and he has since been spending his time in Simon\u2019s Town and surrounds, reportedly displaying raiding behaviour.<\/p>\n

The authorities said a new methodology would be applied during his capture and release in an effort to increase his chances of successful integration. <\/p>\n

The methodology would include exposure to the troop before and after his release within the troop\u2019s home range, where he would be given time to integrate. Failing which, the authorities said the last resort would be euthanasia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Councillor Appointed Representative for Baboons (Carbs) for Smitswinkel Bay Chantal Carstens-Luyt said NCC Environmental Services’ plan of placing Scott closer to the troop before release was much better. <\/p>\n

Carstens-Luyt said should the relocation not work again, she hoped that authorities may look at other alternatives before euthanising him. She said there were other options to consider first.<\/p>\n

\u201cKilling \u2018problem baboons\u2019 is not the answer. Educating humans and making your home baboon-proof is, but there does not seem to be much interest from certain residents who live in baboon-frequented areas. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSome intolerant homeowners feel that the wildlife in the area should be \u2018dealt with accordingly\u2019 even though they choose to live along the urban edge.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy feelings are, if you are not happy with the wildlife living around you then rather move to an area where you won\u2019t be frequented by them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Beauty Without Cruelty SA chairperson Toni Brockhoven said baboons do not raid, as that is human behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBaboons do not raid but forage, the use of the term demonises them. Until humans ensure we respect the environment and don\u2019t leave food out, ensure bins are baboon proof, not leaving food visible, we cannot expect the baboons to ignore nutrient-rich food easily available,\u201d Brockhoven said.<\/p>\n

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Cape Town – Conservation groups have welcomed a joint decision by the City, Cape of Good Hope SPCA, and Cape Nature to give a young dispersing male baboon from the Smitswinkel Bay troop, Scott (SWB12), a second chance at integrating with the Da Gama troop. Scott was scheduled to be captured and relocated last month […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919192\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}