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Wildlife Conservation Physiology and Disease workshop

29 March 2024

Wildlife Conservation Physiology and Disease workshop

SANParks Veterinary Wildlife Services hosted a Wildlife Conservation Physiology and Disease Workshop, providing an opportunity for research groups to collaborate and for postgraduate students and early career researchers to learn from experts in their field SANParks’ Veterinary Wildlife Services hosted a Wildlife Conservation Physiology and Disease Workshop in partnership with the Brain Function Research Group…

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To reintroduce or not to introduce? Site visit to Kuno National Park, India

02 March 2024

To reintroduce or not to introduce? Site visit to Kuno National Park, India

A whirlwind site visit to India to assess the habitat suitability of Kuno National Park for cheetah reintroductions, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, highlights both opportunities and risks There have been heated debates as to whether or not cheetah should have been relocated from southern Africa to India and the (re)introduction has been, and…

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Improving blood oxygenation monitoring in immobilised white rhinoceros

01 March 2024

Improving blood oxygenation monitoring in immobilised white rhinoceros

Our study has shown that blood oxygenation can be monitored reliably in immobilised southern white rhinoceros using a Nonin PalmSAT 2500A pulse oximeter with a 2000T transflectance probe, attached in the space between the third eyelid and the sclera, facing the third eyelid, and when oxygen levels are above 70% The population decline of black…

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Improving the safety of lion immobilisation

26 February 2024

Improving the safety of lion immobilisation

Physiological changes in lions, induced by immobilisation, can negatively impact animals despite immobilisations appearing to be harmless on the surface. Of three drug combinations tested, ketamine-butorphanol-medetomidine emerged as preferable due to shorter recovery times Safe and reliable immobilisation of wildlife is an important tool for conservation around the world. Understanding clinical and physiological effects of…

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Veterinary Wildlife Services Biobank

28 August 2023

Veterinary Wildlife Services Biobank

2021/22 was a busy and productive year for the Veterinary Wildlife Services (VWS) Biobank. Biological samples were collected, processed and stored from 18 different species in the Kruger National Park (KNP) including 1167 serum, 697 plasma, 1861 whole blood, 541 tick, 908 skin and 906 hair samples. Additionally, the Kimberley biobank processed and stored samples…

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