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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