Long-term fertility control in the kangaroo and the wallaby using levonorgestrel implants

C D Nave1, G Coulson, R V Short

  • 1Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. c.nave@zoology.unimelb.edu.au

Reproduction (Cambridge, England). Supplement
|September 11, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Levonorgestrel implants offer a safe, reversible, and long-term fertility control for macropodid marsupials, effectively managing overabundant populations without adverse effects. This non-lethal method inhibits reproduction while allowing lactation and normal development of young.