Immobilization of adult male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during the breeding and moulting periods, using Zoletil® (tiletamine/zolazepam) and ketamine

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Carlini, A. R., Negrete, Javier, Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo, Rogers, Tamara Belén, Márquez, María Elba Isabel, Ciaglia, M., Mennucci, Jorge Augusto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANESTHESIA; SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS; CHEMICAL RESTRAINT; TILETAMINE-ZOLAZEPAM; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; King George Island; 25 de Mayo; isla 25 de Mayo; Stranger Point; Elephant Seals; Isla 25 de Mayo; Mirounga leonina; Polar Biology; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/103326

Seventy-seven immobilizations were carried out on adult male southern elephant seals at Stranger Point, Isla 25 de Mayo (King George Island) using a combination of Zoletil (tiletamine and zolazepam) and ketamine in order to obtain biological samples. During 2006/2007, 22 males were immobilized at th...