New-found freedom for baboon
"It had been in great danger of being shot or trapped by people who did not have his best interests at heart," Cora said.
Trapping monkeys and baboons is not a job for an amateur. You need patience, willing neighbours and volunteers to get the job done. Humanitarian and animal activist Cora Bailey from Community Led Animal Welfare (Claw), does not only save, rehabilitate and rehome domestic animals, she is also actively saving, rehabilitating and rehoming wild life such as primates.
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They recently left a trap with a resident in Germiston. “We were relieved when a Mrs van Jaarsveld called to tell us that the baboon was safely in the trap. It had been in great danger of being shot or trapped by people who did not have his best interests at heart,” Cora said.
She said they name all their trapped primates in order to help them with their statistics. “Because Mrs van Jaarsveld had assisted us, we suggested she name this trapped adult male. She named him Jacobus van Jaarsveld in honour of her husband,” she said and added that “Jacobus” is already on his way to freedom.
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