Non-lethal elephant population control methods: Summary of the first workshop of the Elephant Specialist Advisory Group of South Africa
| Autor: | Marion E. Garaï, Lucy A. Bates, Henk Bertschinger, Audrey Delsink, Yolanda Pretorius, Jeanetta Selier, Heike R. Zitzer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, Vol 48, Iss 2, Pp e1-e6 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0006-8241 2311-9284 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/abc.v48i2.2357 |
| Popis: | Management interventions are necessary to control elephant numbers within fenced wildlife reserves in South Africa. Use of non-lethal control methods is increasing, but information about their suitability and effects are not widely available. Three such methods are currently available: immunocontraception with porcine zona pellucida vaccine, vasectomy and gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine. Here we consolidate what we know about these methods, using published sources and material shared at a workshop held in South Africa in 2016, in order to provide up-to-date information for future policy decisions concerning the use of these methods in South Africa and elsewhere. |
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