Baboon release Malawi 2013
Channel: Primate Adventures
Date: 10/11/2015

As the Primate Release Team for the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi Anne and Sebastiaan (us) released 26 baboons in Kasungu National Park in 2013. Before release we monitored and studied the them and created a viable group. After release we gave the animals food during 3 months but less over time and with greater intervals in order to give them a soft landing and time to discover their new habitat. We studied the animals for a full year, over time we protected them less and they learned to survive on their own. 93% of our baboons survived that first year, wild males integrated into the group and wild babies were born free. This has been one of the most successful primate releases in Africa. http://www.primateadventures.com