The background to the production of this publication - Managing African Elephants - by the Elephants Managers and Owners Association (EMOA) is outlined in the foreword. EMOA was formed in 1994 following recognition at a workshop in South Africa in 1994 of the need for a special organization to deal with the problems that had emerged as a result of translocations of elephants. The objectives of EMO A are listed at the back of the publication and they include: to advise and assist elephant owners on the appropriate management of their elephants; to initiate, promote and monitor research, technology transfer and data management on elephants; and to advise on and promote welfare issues of elephants. EMOA has accumulated a great deal of information on the translocation and care of elephants, much of which derives from experiences translocating animals from the Kruger National Park as part of the population control programme there. This information has been assembled into this publication which is directed at ‘buyers, sellers, managers and owners of elephants’.