Talk Report – March 2018

An interdisciplinary study on the human/baboon interface in Rooiels - By Joselyn Mormile, Bsc VT, Msc, PhD candidate at UCT (17 February 2018) A fascinating and most informative talk by Joselyn who has studied the Rooiels troop for several years – the first fine scale behavioural  study on an unmanaged urban baboon troop. This troop comprises  27 members. There is one dominant male who has held this position for two years and reigns over 9-10 adult females.  There is also a small group of 9 sub adults and  2 juvenile males. There have been a…
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ROOIELS HACK

Held on the first Saturday of the month, from 8:30 to 10:30. Tools and refreshments provided. Contact Anuta Scholtz on anuta@omail.co.za or tel 083 388 8239, or Evette on tel 028 273 8483. This article is a general information sheet and should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Errors and omission excepted. (E&OE)
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PRINGLE BAY HACK N0 106

By Chris Geldenhuys, Convenor This time the Pringle Bay Hack Group was bowled out by the weather on 30 August 2015. The hack was cancelled due to bad weather. The following hackers were ready for the hack - John Whitehead, Neil and Penny Berens, Edward Silberbauer, Frik Potgieter, Tom Dreyer, Charles Hector, Louw Toerien, Pierre and Andree Henning, Ilse and Mike Meyer, Rienie Schenk and Chris Geldenhuys - but were not given the opportunity to apply their skills. The Street hack in August did their bit on the verges of Hangklip Road and the biggest…
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