Hard to like baboons

In 1997 I planted this tree. It is a Choctaw. The harvest of 2006 was the first time it had a few nuts on it. This season, for the crop of 2007 it has quite a few nuts on it, and it is expected to reach the prime of its' life ion 4 years.
We have waited TEN years, paid interest, watered and looked forward to getting a return from it at last . Yesterday a baboon stripped the bark off the stem of the tree to ground level. The teeth marks can clearly be seen on the stem. This tree is effectively dead.
It means that we start again by planting a new tree in August 2007. This spot in the orchard will take almost 20 years to yield a return.
This is half my productive life as a farmer. It kind of dents the enthusiasm.
It is very hard to be philosophical about it, and certainly does not endear Chacma baboon to
Homo Sapien Farmer!!!
Businesses are protected against thieves by courts and prison sentences. Who would tolerate willfull damage to their business like this in a city?
And, when the farmer gets to town with his produce, it is poked, turned over, tossed back with the thought "......... too expensive".