EcoBuzz: Monkey Business

It’s good to have groups like the Colobus Trust. These are passionate individuals who keep an eye on matters related to their cause whilst the rest of us carry on with our day to day lives. With really important issues such as delivering on poverty reduction, energy access, education and infrastructure rightly at the top of Government’s agenda, it’s important to have people watching out for the interests of those who cannot speak for themselves. Four colobus monkeys and one little baboon were electrocuted last week near a small stretch of Kaya forest in Diani. Why should we care amidst all the problems that face us? Well first, there is a simple and easy solution, and second, our wildlife and natural resources are valuable national assets that require our protection. What happened in Diani is not just monkey business. It’s a disgrace. http://colobus.wildlifedirect.org/2009/01/09/conserving-diani-thinking-triggered-by-the-electrocution-of-a-young-baboon/