In the immortal words of Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park, “Life Finds a Way” but he was talking about evolution, not rapid climate change.

I don’t work with wildlife in situ much these days - I’ve been focussed on ex situ populations for many years. But today, I did reflect on a some human-baboon conflict work in Cape Town I was involved in, and how we haven’t seemed to get past the issue of how animals cope with our rubbish!

Some of the initial work centres around developing highly responsive ‘games’ that can maintain a balance between skill and challenge. Ultimately, we are interested in whether and how skill development impacts animal welfare. (Photo credit Unsplash_Moises de Paula).

I relate to this big time - I stand in my own way, way too much. I don’t have a solution, only solidarity!