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The Citizen
27-05-2025
- Health
- The Citizen
How to live with vervet monkeys – tips and insights at talk
How to live with vervet monkeys – tips and insights at talk Troubling scenes of animal cruelty, with monkeys being shot dead or maimed are a weekly occurrence in Richards Bay. To address this, guest speaker Silke von Eynern will give a talk on vervet monkey behaviour and solutions for co-existence on Wednesday, 28 May at 6pm at 44B Pelserplaat, Meerensee. ALSO READ: WATCH: Outcry after vervet monkey shot in head with pellet gun Silke is from Bambelela Wildlife Care NPC and Vervet Monkey Rehabilitation Centre, which she has run for 22 years. The Zululand Observer recently reported on the outcry after a baby vervet monkey was shot in the head with a pellet gun. Dr Jurgen Otto and wife Miriam were caring for the creature nicknamed Skollie before it sadly died two days after the shooting. The incident sparked outrage online, with many taking to Arboretum Veterinary Clinic's Facebook page to condemn the act of cruelty. 'Pellet guns should be banned. People think they are shooting monkeys and there's no suffering, but they are under a false illusion. It is terribly cruel and wicked!' said Angie Inman. 'No animal should live their lives in fear or torment at the hands of mankind,' said Debra Crochetiere. 'Unfortunately, this is what mankind is becoming – people with pellet guns who shoot and poison poor helpless wildlife,' echoed Jolene MacGregor Davey. Silke's talk will explain that there are better ways of co-existing with vervet monkeys. While the talk is free of charge, donations are welcomed to cover the cost of Silke's travel to Richards Bay. Attendees must bring a camp chair. Don't have the ZO app? Download it to your Android or Apple device here: HAVE YOUR SAY Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter. For news straight to your phone invite us: WhatsApp – 060 784 2695 Instagram – zululand_observer At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Irish Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
All-Ireland winning captain lauds Stephen Cluxton 'generosity and selflessness'
Galway football legend Ray Silke shared a glowing review of Stephen Cluxton after his Dublin side edged past the Tribesmen in a thriller in Salthill last weekend. In a letter to the Irish Times, the former Corofin man described the Pobal Parnell club man as "a credit to [himself] and also to the culture of generosity and selflessness in the Dublin football squad." This was due to Cluxton staying out after full-time for over an hour to greet Dublin and Galway fans alike on the pitch. "Over 70 minutes after his team had defeated Galway last Saturday in Pearse Stadium, Stehen Cluxton was still signing autographs, shaking hands with supporters from both teams, giving his time to young children and smiling warmly for a never-ending queue of people looking for pictures with him," wrote Silke. "That a man with nine senior All-Ireland medals - most collected as team captain - and who has played with his county for over two decades was content to stand in the searing sun on a hard pitch after playing a Championship game to facilitate FAA supporters is a credit to Stephen and also the culture and generosity and selflessness in the Dublin football squad. "Eventually a member of the Dublin backroom team had to come over and give him the eye, which said 'Stephen, we need to get going." Silke, whose nephew Liam lined out for Galway last weekend, was reminded of his teacher's word to him as a child, saying "I recalled my national schoolteacher (Mrs Quinn) from 45 years ago telling her third class a really central rule for life: 'While it is nice to be important, it is more important to be nice.'" He added: "It's clear Mr Cluxton lives by the same truism." The Galway legend would know a winner when he sees one, with his 1998 season being one of the best possible. He completed a senior championship double, first on St. Patrick's day with Corofin, and later on that year as captain of the Galway side that beat Kildare to lift Sam. Cluxton was busy in Pearse Stadium on Saturday, with the 43-year-old making an excellent stop to deny Shane Walsh in the first half. The evergreen netminder has had to manage his minutes in the last few months and years, missing out on most of this year's league campaign before returning for Dublin's Leinster SFC defeat against Meath in the semi-final stage. Dessie Farrell has been looking to blood an heir to his throne since he took the Dublin job in 2019 with Evan Comerford and Hugh O'Sullivan impressing in spells, but Cluxton shows no signs of abdicating just yet. To keep going at his age at the highest level of football takes some doing, and he has been given his flowers for it, with many labelling him as the game's greatest stopper.
