Tiletamine/zolazepam immobilization of adult post-moult southern elephant seal males

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bornemann, Horst, De Bruyn, P.J. Nico, Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf, Kastner, Sabine, Marquez, Maria E.I., McIntyre, Trevor, Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt, Plotz, Joachim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2013
• Subjects: Mirounga leonina; Anaesthesia; Apnoea; Moult; Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina); King George Island; 25 de Mayo; isla 25 de Mayo; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Isla 25 de Mayo; Polar Biology; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32586; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-013-1378-5

Immobilization and anaesthesia of adult male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) is potentially risky for animals and scientists. A tiletamine/zolazepam injection is considered the most appropriate drug combination for field application in this species. Since appropriate dosages are difficult...