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ESSENTIAL DESTINATIONS

MONTH: October 2006

Baboon rescuer fights for her life

 

CAPE TOWN--Baboon rescuer Jenni Trethowan, 45, was hospitalized in Contantiberg under heavy sedation in early September, suffering from central nervous system damage including "violent spasms, balance problems while walking, and a slurring of speech," reported John Yeld of the Cape Town Argus on September 9.

 

"Trethowan is believed to have been affected by dieldrin," an insecticide banned more than 25 years ago, Yeld wrote, "after handling three young baboons from the Slangkop troop who all died after being poisoned with the same deadly substance--probably deliberately," in mid-August.

 

"Her husband Ian said she was hooked to an EEG machine, linked to a video camera, and was being constantly monitored," Yeld added.