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1) Chemical capture of African elephants.

• Immobilization drugs and antidotes used for elephant calves
• Immobilization drugs and antidotes used for adult elephants
• Tranquilization drugs used
• General notes regarding the chemical capture and tranquilization of African elephants
• Drug check list when immobilizing elephants

2) Common problems and diseases of African elephants:

• Anthrax
• Encephalo-mycarditis (EMC)
• Herpes virus
• Floppy trunk disease
• Salmonellosis
• Colic
• Abscess formation
• Tusk conditions
• Hoof problems
• Other conditions

3) Population control methods for African elephants:

• Culling of elephants
• Translocation
• Immunocontraception of free-ranging African elephants
• Permanent sterilization research work:
• Paparoscopic reproductive sterilization of adult elephant cows
• Laparoscopic vasectomy operations on adult elephant bulls

4) Capture and transport techniques of African elephants

• Anatomical and physiological notes of importance during capture
• Darting systems used for immobilization of elephants
• Loading of immobilized elephants
• Transportation of African elephants

5) The captive elephant population and their usages in South Africa

• Domesticated African elephants
• Problems with domesticated elephants
• Four systems of elephant contact
• Uses of domesticated elephants in South Africa

6) Situations of elephants in the wild: the South African dilemma

• Elephant populations
• Ecology
• Growth rates
• Management steps