Immobilisation of free-living Weddell seals Leptonychotes weddellii using midazolam and isoflurane

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bodley, K, Van Polanen Petel, T, Gales, N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2005
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Wildlife and Habitat Management; East Antarctica; Long Fjord; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0725-6; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/38898

Eleven lactating female Weddell seals were immobilised using inhaled isoflurane and oxygen, having initially been sedated using an intramuscular injection of midazolam. The seals were selected from colonies in Long Fjord, East Antarctica. Isoflurane was delivered using a precision, out-of-circle vap...