World● Low54m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 2:42 PM
Cape Town disputes plan to imprison 'problem baboons'
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NOS Buitenland · Sub-Saharan Africa
While in the Netherlands the wolf is a hot topic, in South Africa it is the baboon. After years of attempts to let humans and monkeys coexist peacefully, the municipality of Cape Town wants to catch more than sixty baboons and house them in a fenced area. The plan leads to protests.
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