The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control sponsored a symposium titled “A Quarter Century of Using Elephant Immuno-Contraception to Control Population Growth” at the Pathways Africa 2020 conference in Limuru, Kenya. Below you will find several videos and/or PowerPoints of the symposium presentations. Please check back for additional presentations in the coming weeks.
pZP VACCINE IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) COWS: A REVIEW OF 22 YEARS OF RESEARCHÂ
Henk Bertschinger, University of Pretoria’s Veterinary Population Management Laboratory
THE MAKALALI ELEPHANTS: CHANGING THE HISTORY BOOKS
Audrey Delsink, Wildlife Director, Humane Society International/Africa
FIELD APPLICATION OF IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION ON FREE RANGING ELEPHANT POPULATIONSÂ
JJ van Altena, Project Implementation Specialist, HSI/Africa and Director, Global Supplies
TOWARDS NOVEL ZONA PELLUCIDA VACCINE FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN WILDLIFE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALSÂ
Martin Schulman, Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria
FORGET THE SCIENCE: A FIELD MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVE ON ELEPHANT IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION BIO
Pete Ruinard, Conservation Manager for Ithala Game Reserve, Ezemvelo KwaZulu Natal Wildlife
IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION AND HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT – ANOTHER TOOL IN THE CONFLICT MITIGATION TOOLKIT
Paul Cryer, Ecologist, African Conservation Trust
EMERGING USE OF IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION IN INDIA
Sumanth Bindumadhav, Wildlife Campaign Manager, Humane Society International/India