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25.01.2022 Any day working with rhinos is a good day at work.

23.01.2022 How to keep a sleeping giant on its toes Sedating captive elephants can be tricky! Not only is it complicated working with such a large animal when its lying d...own, but it can be stressful for the other elephants housed in the same group to watch as one of their counterparts is darted and brought to the ground. Herein lies the challenge: how do you sedate an elephant enough to do minor veterinary procedures while still keeping it on its feet? The answer lies in a unique ratio of butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine. The combination provides good sedation and analgesia without completely immobilizing the elephant.AND the added bonus is that the effects are fully reversible with naltrexone and atipamezole. We tested the combination on 14 semi-captive elephants at HERD - Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development. The elephants were successfully sedated while standing, allowing us to treat their wounds, take blood samples and safely vaccinate them all without any reactions. After 50 minutes, the sedation was fully reversed and in less than 8 minutes, all of the elephants had re-joined the herd. A special thank you to the Dr Peter Rogers from Provet Animal Hospital, Ms Adine Roode and the rest of the team at HERD - Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development. for their invaluable assistance. Without them, this study would not have been possible. For more information on standing sedation in elephants please email [email protected]

22.01.2022 A good result for this young green tree frog I saw recently. The frog sustained a laceration following a cat attack. The frog was anaesthetised, the wound cleaned and sutured, and antibiotics and pain relief administered. Three weeks later the sutures were removed and the frog released back to the wild.

20.01.2022 New approaches to antelope anaesthesia Because we believe that wildlife anaesthesia should constantly evolve through new research, we are always investigating ...novel approaches and medicine combinations. One research project looked at the combination of butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine for the immobilisation of captive antelope. The combination worked well and showed great potential. Read the peer-reviewed publication on our website at https://wildpharm.net//evaluation-of-butorphanol-azaperon/

17.01.2022 I can highly recommend Duma Safaris if you are interested in combining wildlife viewing with excellent photographic tuition. https://www.dumasafaris.com.au/2020photosafaris

16.01.2022 RSPCAs Dr Tim Portas and nurse Tami Freer with Nurse Brylianna Gibson (BVSC) caring for Tallowood at BVSC + The Specialist Clinic.

16.01.2022 July 2019 marked 20 years since I began my career in the field of zoo and wildlife medicine. I feel privileged to have worked with so many amazing species and people over the past 20 years. I thought I might share a few photos taken early in my career.

16.01.2022 Some good news about Javan rhinos!

15.01.2022 One of the cutest baby animals in my opinion.

15.01.2022 At RSPCA QLD with Senator Paul Scarr where the wildlife hospital is open 24/7 for members of the public to drop off injured wildlife - in fact 23000 last year,... not to mention the animal ambulances that travel throughout the region, collecting animals from homes and vets for specialised treatment, like this lace monitor which had its tongue stitched thanks to Dr Tim Portas. Or Kaylee the baby koala who just wondered up to someones front door, completely disoriented. For the birds, reptiles, amphibians and marsupials that come here to be saved, then go to foster homes on their way back to the wild, this is a place of sanctuary and hope. See more

12.01.2022 The first oryx arrived in Chad in March 2016 and almost all the founders were collared with satellite and radio transmitters before their release into the wild ...in August of the same year. After almost four years, the collar batteries have now died and the collars removed automatically or through specially-designed weak areas that gradually erode. To continue following certain key animals, especially the older herd females, we have just successfully and safely captured one oryx and given her a new collar. This will allow us to continue monitoring her and the herd she belongs to for at least another three years. Along with Oryx Project staff, EAD staffers, Jon Minguez, Ric Pusey and Saeed Al Remeithi looked after the capture, while the Smithsonians Katherine Mertes fitted the new collar. Farewell Red 28, welcome Red 14! See more

12.01.2022 A popular dog park in the Moreton Bay region is being pulled down after a vicious attack killed a baby koala and threatened the life of its mother

11.01.2022 Some good news from Vietnam

10.01.2022 Wow! What a day. We are extremely pleased to report that we were able to harvest eight eggs from Fatu and two eggs from Najin. The procedures went according to ...plan and both rhinos are doing just fine. These precious eggs are already on their way back to the Avantea clinic in Italy, where scientists will attempt to fertilise them with frozen sperm from a northern white rhino bull. We will continue to update you on their progress as and when we can. The first ovum pick up took place a year ago in August 2019, the second just four months later. In spite of the delay for this final pick up, the whole team has remained focused on achieving BioRescues goals. We consider ourselves extremely privileged to be a part of this extraordinary journey and proud of everything that has been achieved so far. There are two things we know for sure: first, the natural world needs to be our priority and second, only by working together can we save it. If you too would like to join the team, please consider donating to our campaign. https://donate.olpejetaconservancy.org/pages/projects/sudan Kenya Wildlife Service Safari Park Dvr Krlov Najib Balala BioRescue Project #NorthernWhiteRhinos #NorthernWhiteRhino #OvumPickUp #NorthernWhiteRhinoRecovery #NajinandFatu #SavetheNorthernWhiteRhinos Photos: Rio The Photographer Ami Vitale WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd5Yl8nYM60

09.01.2022 More great work by the IZW Reproduction Management Team.

08.01.2022 Happy World Wildlife Day! Did you know, ZSL is part of a ground-breaking collaborative project, led by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, the Government of Cha...d and the Sahara Conservation Fund, to bring the scimitar-horned oryx back from the brink? More than 100 calves have now been born to the wild herd! This adult female was born in Chad herself in 2017, making her youngster a second-generation calf. Read more from Tim Wacher, Senior Conservation Biologist at ZSL, in his latest blog: zsl.org//celebrating-the-scimitar-horned-oryx-this-world-w #BackFromTheBrink #WithWildlife

08.01.2022 The bushfire crisis has south-east animal hospitals are bursting at the seams. Koalas are still being admitted every day either burnt from the flames or injured trying to flee. #9News | http://9News.com.au

07.01.2022 WORLD RHINO DAY! Do you know all the species population sizes? Get involved today: https://bit.ly/2RO3AyK Steve and Ann Toon, Cyril Ruoso

05.01.2022 An interesting read for anyone working in the field of conservation.

05.01.2022 Available 1st of May 2019 from CSIRO Publishing

03.01.2022 Perhaps my favourite international work related trip of my career. Nepal 2004; in collaboration with the AAVCB and TCSA to work with domesticated elephants.

03.01.2022 Check out these rare images of snow leopards from India! The images were captured using a camera trap in Gori Valley in Uttarakhand, an area where WWF focuses on community conservation of snow leopards.

01.01.2022 Some great rewilding news!

01.01.2022 A greater one-horned rhinoceros at The Wilds, Ohio in 2004

01.01.2022 Some good conservation news in eastern Africa