VN May 2022

Vetnews | Mei 2022 9 different national parks, treat animals who may have been injured in a poaching incident, dehorn animals, and conduct disease investigations. We can also support other teams’research projects – putting collars on animals to track them, collecting blood samples and so forth for people who need those types of resources.” “To this day, I still find it incredible that you can take an animal like a rhino or an elephant, both huge animals, and we can safely immobilise them with a minimal volume of drug. We have to be able to get the drugs into a dart, which is about 3 mL. What is more incredible is when you give the antidote, literally within a minute or two, these guys are standing as if nothing ever happened to them.” v Leading Article Dr. Peter Buss (Veterinary Senior Manager, Kruger National Park) placing tubes in the rhinoceros’ nostrils for the administration of supplementary oxygen during the immobilization.