Innovations in immobilization techniques of wild and zoo animals

1. UPDATES ON DARTING
FASLU RAHMAN CK
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES,
POOKODE, WAYANAD

2. History
Poisoned arrows
Flying syringe
Cap-Chur equipment
Propelled aluminum dart -1958
New developments are refinement of this idea

3. Before you shoot...!
Remote Injection system should be efficient and reliable
Precision - area should be less in small animals
Professional training

4. What's new1
Darts2
Physical restraint devices3
Conducted electrical weapons4
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5. What's new
CO2 projectors usually travel at about 40 to 60 m/s
Cartridge propelled darts -113 m/s
Should follow manufacturer's recommendations
Calibrate every equipment
Facts

6. What's new (ctd.)
Dart guns with interchangeable barrels
Double-barrel dart gun
DAN-INJECT
either two identical barrels or an 11-mm barrel and a 13-mm
barrel
Remote-controlled, video-enabled dart guns

7. DAN-INJECT

8. What's new (ctd.)
Remote-controlled, video-enabled dart guns

9. Darts
Small volume-lighter 5-milliliter
(mL) 11-mm slow air injection
Very-high-frequency (VHF)
transmitters
Pneu-Dart - extended range
signal may be received up to a
distance of 1000 meters
flashing LEDs

10. PHYSICAL RESTRAINT DEVICES
Net Guns
Nets are either propelled by blanks or compressed-gas
cartridges

11. Available net guns
Super Talon Ultra
MagNet small animal net gun
NetGun-System Gladiator
Speed-7.5 m/s (20 ft/s to 25
ft/s)

12. Net gun captures of white-
tailed deer
Webb et al. in 2008
injury incidence -8.4%
capture-related mortality -
1.3%
signifcant experience is
required

13. ACES Dual Release Catch Pole

14. CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL WEAPONS
Two gas-propelled, barbed darts
Connected to the main unit via wires that deliver pulsed
electrical currents to a target: Animal
target acting as a resistor or capacitor model
The pulse energy delivered - 0.9 and 10 Joules at a rate of 20
pulses /second

17. Depolarization of efferent α-motor neurons and afferent sensory
neurons
TASER X3W Wildlife CEW
Moose, Brown bear, Collared peccary, Deer
Last option
Duration of exposure - less than 60 seconds

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