Marine Mammal Transport

Antrim, Jim; McBain, James

doi:10.1201/9781420041637.ch39

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“…The transport of Sirenia is less complex than that of cetaceans and Pinnipedia because they are able to tolerate warmer temperatures. Manatees can be transported out of water, both by land and by air, with controlled temperatures ranging between 17 and 23°C (Joseph et al ., ; Sandoval‐Bavaresco, ; Antrim & McBain, ; Vanoye Lara, ; Reisfeld et al ., ). The manatees must be kept moist and in the shade, with environmental temperatures ranging from 22 to 26°C.…”

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“…and an average temperature of 26°C. The manatee's respiratory rate (RR) was monitored constantly, and no antibiotics or corticosteroids were administered (Sandoval‐Bavaresco, ; Antrim & McBain, ; Vanoye Lara, ; Reisfeld et al ., ; Wong et al ., ). From Barquisimeto Airport, the ♀ manatee was transferred in a covered pick‐up truck to the PZBB c. 9·2 km away.…”

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Rescue and handling of Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus in Venezuela 1992–2014

Boede

Mujica-Jorquera

2016

International Zoo Yearbook

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Given the importance of the rescue and rehabilitation of confiscated manatees from illegal traffic or accidental fishery entanglements, the handling and transport of two Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus in the ‘Llanos’ of Apure state in Venezuela is described. In 1992, two ♀ calves were confiscated in the region of Arichuna in the Apure River and transported to a lagoon at the Fondo Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Biruaca, for rehabilitation. Data about age, size, weight and haematological values were recorded. In 1994, one of the manatees was transferred to the Parque Zoologico y Botanico Bararida, Barquisimeto, in order to form a breeding pair and start a captive‐breeding programme. Successful reproduction was achieved in 2007, 2011 and 2013. In 1995, the second ♀ Antillean manatee was released into a natural environment in Santa Luisa Cattle Ranch, Apure state. The confiscation, rescue, rehabilitation and transport (by land and air) of these two ♀ Antillean manatees were carried out satisfactorily.

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Rescue and handling of Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus in Venezuela 1992–2014

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Mujica-Jorquera

2016

International Zoo Yearbook

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“…Studies have reported that transport can induce physiological stress in cetaceans [St. Aubin and Geraci, 1989;Antrim and McBain, 2001;Noda et al, 2007] as well as some domestic mammals [Bornett-Gauci et al, 2006]. It is important to find ways to decrease dolphin stress by improving transport methods.…”

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“…The heavy weight of dolphins may place a burden on the lung and heart during moist transport [Antrim and McBain, 2001;Moody et al, 2004]. Dolphins in transit by moist transport cannot adequately expand the lung and exchange respiratory air because of intense pressure to the sternum, which may induce shallow, rapid breathing.…”

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Usage of high‐performance mattresses for transport of Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphin

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Ground transport can be a stressful operation for dolphins if the long period of restraint causes damage to internal organs, especially to the lung, generated by their own weight. Buoyancy is deprived from dolphins under moist transport, in which dolphins are transported on mattresses. Upgrading mattresses is an effective way to modify the transportation method so as to compensate for the loss of buoyancy. In Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), we tried to find mattresses that performed well at distributing the dolphins' weight and preserved their pulmonary function. When using EV-17 (thickness, 50 mm) put on EE-20 (thickness, 50 mm), a wider support area, less extreme changes in pressure, and lower maximum pressures were observed compared with other mattress systems tested. On this mattress system, lower breathing rates, lower heart rates, and higher exhaled CO(2) concentrations were shown compared with using standard mattresses. These results suggest that the performance of the combination of EV-17 and EE-20 is better than that of the standard mattress in terms of the cardiopulmonary function of dolphins. Zoo Biol 27:331-340, 2008. (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Rescue, handling and release of a melon-headed whale, <i>Peponocephala electra</i>, stranded in Ceará, NE Brazil.

Motta¹,

Silva²

2005

Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Mamm.

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Marine Mammal Transport

Cited by 3 publications

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Rescue and handling of Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus in Venezuela 1992–2014

Rescue and handling of Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus in Venezuela 1992–2014

Usage of high‐performance mattresses for transport of Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphin

Rescue, handling and release of a melon-headed whale, <i>Peponocephala electra</i>, stranded in Ceará, NE Brazil.

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