Co-directors Drs. Kris Sabbi and Margaret Bryer brought four undergraduates from the US to work with our third co-director Dr. Hendri Coetzee and our research team on the ground, Carla van Hasselt and Nicolas Marais, to learn behavioral data collection and conduct independent projects. Student projects included looking at baboon activity budgets before and after a wildlife-proof bin intervention; examining how much of the baboons’ diets are composed of indigenous vs. invasive plant species; how grooming dynamics change before and after a group fusion; and examining plant food availability for baboons in Nature’s Valley.
The Nature’s Valley Baboon Project is under the umbrella of the Nature’s Valley Trust’s Forest Program. For more information about Nature’s Valley Trust, see their website: https://naturesvalleytrust.co.za/
