Baboon management

Baboon management: A case study in the complex relationship between science, social media, politics and power

Prof. Justin O'Riain

Welcome Glen Farmhouse, 14 May 18:30

The polemics associated with the management of the Peninsula baboons is not unique. Rather it reflects a global trend in which the management of human-wildlife interactions in anthropogenic landscapes is exposing divisions in human values and beliefs that are first amplified, and then polarised through social media. From a bear called JJ4 in Italy to a baboon named Fred in Cape Town, this talk will reflect on the necessity of managing wildlife in a human-transformed world, while highlighting the friction between science, social media, politics and power.

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