Fertility Control for Wildlife in the 21st Century

This collection of Wildlife Research papers features selected presentations from the 9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control, held in Colorado Springs (USA) in 2022. These studies showcase the wide spectrum of topics that covered novel contraceptives tested on several species, ranging from mice to elephants. They also illustrate new methods to deliver contraceptives, models on the impact of fertility control on populations, feasibility, cost of practical applications of fertility control, discussions on animal welfare and human dimension of these approaches.

Guest Editors
Cheryl S. Asa (Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Reproductive Management Center at the Saint Louis Zoo)
Stephanie L. Boyles Griffin (Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC))
Douglas Eckery (USDA APHIS WS National Wildlife Research Center)
Lyn A. Hinds (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO))
Giovanna Massei (Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control)

Published 05 January 2024

Foreword to the Special Issue on ‘Fertility control for wildlife in the 21st century’

Cheryl S. Asa , Stephanie L. Boyles Griffin , Douglas Eckery , Lyn A. Hinds and Giovanna Massei

Wildlife Research 51 WR23142

Published 13 July 2023

Treatment with the immunocontraceptive vaccine, GonaCon, induces temporary fertility control in free-ranging prairie dog populations in Colorado, USA

Aaron B. Shiels , Jackson Runte , Emily W. Ruell , Douglas C. Eckery , Gary W. Witmer and Daniel J. Salkeld

Wildlife Research 51 WR22135

Published 21 June 2023

Evaluation of 8 years of fertility control (nicarbazin) to manage urban pigeon populations

Carlos González-Crespo

Wildlife Research 51 WR22166

Published 13 April 2023

Factors affecting bait uptake by the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the future delivery of oral contraceptives

Sarah E. Beatham , Julia Coats , Philip A. Stephens and Giovanna Massei

Wildlife Research 51 WR22159

Published 18 July 2023

Implementing implants: delivery efficiency, contraceptive efficacy and population outcomes in two overabundant kangaroo populations

Graeme Coulson and Michelle E. Wilson

Wildlife Research 51 WR22170

Published 12 September 2023

Modelling the management of an invasive species at landscape scale: are oral contraceptives the missing ingredient for success?

S. Croft and G. Massei

Wildlife Research 51 WR22194

Published 21 July 2023

Immunocontraception of the female African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) in South Africa: from pipe dream to policy

A. K. Delsink , J. J. van Altena , M. L. Schulman and H. J. Bertschinger

Wildlife Research 51 WR22165