Garaï, Marion E.Bates, Lucy A.Bertschinger, Hendrik JanDelsink, Audrey K.Pretorius, YolandaSelier, JeanettaZitzer, Heike R.2019-05-142019-05-142018-09-27Garaï, M.E., Bates, L.A., Bertschinger, H., Delsink, A., Pretorius, Y., Selier, J., et al., 2018, ‘Non-lethal elephant population control methods: Summary of the first workshop of the Elephant Specialist Advisory Group of South Africa’, Bothalia 48(2), a2357. https://DOI.org/10.4102/abc.v48i2.2357.0006-8241 (print)2311-9284 (online)10.4102/abc.v48i2.2357http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69119Management interventions are necessary to control elephant numbers within fenced wildlife reserves in South Africa. Use of non-lethal control methods is increasing, but information about their suitability and effects are not widely available. Three such methods are currently available: immunocontraception with porcine zona pellucida vaccine, vasectomy and gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine. Here we consolidate what we know about these methods, using published sources and material shared at a workshop held in South Africa in 2016, in order to provide up-to-date information for future policy decisions concerning the use of these methods in South Africa and elsewhere.en© 2018. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.WorkshopElephant population controlElephant Specialist Advisory Group of South AfricaNon-lethal control methodsSouth Africa (SA)Gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccineVasectomyPorcine zona pellucida vaccineImmunocontraceptionArticle