Africa: Development of a longer term contraceptive for African elephants may reduce culling pressures ... Culling has become less publicly acceptable, especially considering elephant social behavior, and translocation is very costly and limited to just a few animals.
www.elephantcare.org/culling.htm www.elephantcare.org/culling.htm
Alternatives to Culling; - Unabridged ... I believe that when you have and raise any kind of animal, there is a certain amount of guilt that will be involved, but I'm not willing to add to that guilt by culling them, so these are my suggestions to those breeders looking for alternatives.
www.rmca.org/Articles/culling.htm www.rmca.org/Articles/culling.htm
Where overpopulation is a genuine problem, the workshop emphasised the need to explore alternatives to culling such as contraception and the establishment of large transfrontier parks that traverse national boundaries and encourage elephant migration.
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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA--An ambitious new research program announced last week as part of the South African government's draft policy to manage its growing elephant population would allow limited culling--which is not being done in any African country--if other approaches fail.
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Actually it is an alternative, it's called human culling. That means, if you reduce the human population you reduce the human impact on animal populations and there is more room for the animals.
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There are alternatives to culling ... The use of antigens to control of fertility is known as immunocontraception or immuno-fertility control. A number of antigens have been employed in the past with varying degrees of success. The most commonly used antigen has been ... There is a valid and workable alternative to culling.
www.earthorganization.org/articles/Elephants_in_Crisis/... www.earthorganization.org/articles/Elephants_in_Crisis/Contraception_of_African_elephants_using_porcine_zona_pellucida_vaccine/default.aspx
Cow Culling Decision Support System ... Six management alternatives evaluated are: ... Return to the Cow Culling DSS...
www.ag.arizona.edu/AREC/cull/cullalt.html www.ag.arizona.edu/AREC/cull/cullalt.html
While the NSPCA accepts comment made by the forestry companies, Global Forest Products and Komatiland Forest Limited and the Baboon Damage Working Group that they remain committed to finding non-lethal alternatives to culling, statements have also been made that damage needs to be curtailed and that a combination...
www.empangenispca.co.za/content/view/136/109/
European Commission SSP project that seeks to offer policy-makers alternatives to culling, such as vaccinations, to control foot and mouth outbreaks ... EU strategy for controlling FMD outbreaks has relied heavily on mass culling, not only of diseased animals and known (or likely) contacts, but also of animals vaccinated as...
ec.europa.eu/research/fp6/ssp/fmd_improcon_en.htm
We question the notion that there are too many elephants in South Africa, and believe there are a suite of alternatives to culling widely available.
www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/elephants/campaign-action... www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/elephants/campaign-action/elephant-cull/