THE IMMOBILIZATION OF AFRICAN ANIMALS IN THE FIELD, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR TRANSFER TO OTHER AREAS (U.S. TRANSLOCATION)*

The need for urgent measures to preserve African game for study and assessment of ecological importance is briefly discussed. The use of paralysing drugs for the capture of these animals is described. The applicability of the method for the transfer of animals threatened by poaching, farming and other agrarian activities is dicussed, together with problems associated with removed populations.