Baboons – a serious problem-(15-02-07)

raging through dustbins in search of food, they rob households of anything edible by sneaking in through open doors and windows. They make a terrible mess on the roofs of buildings where they retreat for the night, and cause considerable damage particularly to asbestos and tile roofs.
I would like to ask the responsible authority, the Department of National Parks and Wild Life Management, why it has allowed a very controllable situation to get so out of hand? In the past, when dangerous animals, such as wounded buffalo, have strayed too close to the town, they have been put down. Why can’t the same be done with baboons?
Just a few months ago my nephew was run over by a car on his way home from school, fleeing baboons that were chasing him. Parks and Wildlife did not foot his medical bills, and had he been killed, how would this department have compensated his parents?
As baboons have no natural predators in an urban environment, it is imperative that Parks and Wildlife sees to it that all baboons in Victoria Falls are put down. Olive Baboons are not an endangered species. There are plenty of them thriving in the wild.
Perhaps Parks and Wildlife are only motivated to put down wounded buffalo and elephants because invariably, when such an animal is shot they benefit from the abundant free meat? Whereas, because Zimbabweans do not regard primate meat as suitable for human consumption, there is therefore no motivation to put down these malevolent creatures?
If this is indeed the case, may I suggest that Parks and Wildlife destroy all baboons in this area, and export the meat to Central and West African countries where primate meat is regarded as a delicacy. This would go some way in safeguarding the future of the Mountain Gorillas of Central and West Africa have been hunted to near extinction. It would also earn Zimbabwe some much-needed foreign currency.
A response from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife would be greatly appreciated.