The use of a long-acting tranquilizer (zuclopenthixol acetate) and live video monitoring for  successful long-distance transport of caribou (Rangifer tarandus)

Slater, Owen M.; Backwell, Amber; Cook, J. W.; Cook, Rachel

doi:10.7557/2.41.1.5605

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“…The Indigenous transfer ceremony coincided with the end of the quarantine period on January 30, 2017. The next day, the 16 animals were herded through Elk Island's chute and squeeze system one last time so they could be drenched with a deworming compound (Ivermectin ™ ) and injected with a long-acting tranquilizer (0.3 mg/kg of Zuclopenthixol acetate) (Pohlin et al, 2019;Slater et al, 2021) and fitted with 3.8-5cm diameter rubber tubes over their horns to minimize injury to crate mates on the upcoming journey. They were then loaded in groups of three (males) or four (females) each into five standard ten-foot (2.98m-long by 2.43m-wide by 2.92mhigh) metal shipping containers (Sea-Containers Ltd).…”

Section: Transfer Of Bison From Treaty 6 To Treaty 7 Lands (2017)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Reintroducing bison to Banff National Park – an ecocultural case study

Heuer,

Farr,

Littlebear

et al. 2023

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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The reintroduction of extirpated species is a frequent tactic in rewilding projects because of the functional role species play in maintaining ecosystem health. Despite their potential to benefit both ecosystems and society, however, most well-known species reintroductions have adopted an eco-centric, “nature-in-people-out” approach. Rewilding theory and practitioners acknowledge that ignoring the role Indigenous people did and might once again play in shaping the distribution, abundance, movements, behavior, and health of wild species and ecosystems, is limiting. In this case study, we describe the technical steps we took and how Indigenous knowledge, ceremony, and cultural monitoring were woven into the recent reintroduction of plains bison to Canada’s Banff National Park. Six years later, the reintroduced bison herd has grown from 16 to >100 animals, ranges mostly within 30 km of the release site, and, if current growth continues, will likely be managed with Indigenous harvesting. Transboundary bison policy differences are shifting and may lead to bison being more sustainable. The ecocultural approach, therefore, has increased the resilience of our rewilding project.

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Section: Transfer Of Bison From Treaty 6 To Treaty 7 Lands (2017)mentioning

confidence: 99%