Developments with immunocontraceptives for elephants

Abstract

Only the summary of the presentation and the following discussion are published. Outlines the ongoing study to prove the effectiveness of a immunocontraceptive vaccine for elephant and to run a five year trial of using Kruger Park cows, which can be radio collared and monitored, before implementing it on a wider scale. Sterilization and the fact that immunocontaception destroys the ovarian tissues in some species or leads to cancer in others is noted