HOW delighted we were to see the photo of the twin ellies in your Monday, 8 December edition of Zululand Observer.
We hope they stay well, so please keep us posted.
However, the (reference to) 1 200 elephant cows culled in the Kruger National Park is of concern. What is it that they are doing that they need to be culled? Are they just too productive and doing too much damage to their environment?
Which brings me to my point.
The letter ‘Definitely not a monkey man’ in the same issue refers.
Monkeys are a problem. They are too productive. They damage your fruit trees and your vegetable patches. They invade your homes. They even bite your mother-in-law (but they don’t get food poisoning) and they do too much damage.
Sadly the monkey populations in urban and semi–urban areas need to be controlled. Whether by culling or dart injected birth control or whatever, the bottom line is that uncontrolled, multiplying monkeys are a problem.
The authorities need to disregard the monkey huggers and deal with the monkey problem.
JAMES BONNEY
