Talk:Gibraltar Barbary Macaques
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[edit] thriving populations
I surfed to this article from the general article on Barbary Macaques [1]. That page states: "The last wild population in Europe is that of Gibraltar, which unlike that of North Africa is thriving" meaning the population in Gibraltar is thriving while the population in North Africa is not.
This page however states: "The Barbary Macaque population in Gibraltar is the last in the whole of the European continent, unlike that of North Africa which is thriving" essentially meaning that the population in North Africa is thriving while the population in Gibraltar is not.
It is impossible to reconcile these two statements. They mean almost exactly the opposite of one another. Does anyone know which is the correct statement and can edit the article to reflect an accurate position? --62.173.76.218 07:49, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Culling of monkeys (spring 2008)
I have recently edited this page to indicate information (reported on numerous major, reliable web-sites) that a culling of these monkeys is taking place. Unfortunately, this information was swiftly removed, although it is information that is both important and relevant to the article, as "it is proposed that around 25 monkeys be culled but this has not yet taken place. Discussions are in progress. I will add to the article accordingly when we know the final outcome".
However, 1) the culling has indeed begun (at least 2 monkeys have received lethal injections) 2) there is no need to remove the information totally - it may be reworded, if need be, when backed up by media sources 3) ongoing events have always been included in wikiarticles, there is no need to wait for the final conclusion before even mentioning them initially. I am therefore putting the info. back in a rephrased manner. --AlexSuricata (talk) 16:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
- Hi. I appreciate your contribution. This is indeed important and relevant, however, not much has been said by the Government at this time and the the press is mostly reporting on assumptions and largely varies in reports. If we give it a week, we should have some accurate information to add to the article then. Regards. --Gibmetal 77talk 17:34, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
- I also think we need to wait as the cull has not yet taken place, and it may be that the surplus monkleys are found a home somewhere where they will be able to live properly. WP:NOTCRYSTAL suggests that we should not predict the future and the media reports are forward looking. --Gibnews (talk) 19:33, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
