Field evaluation of Telazol® and ketamine-xylazine for immobilizing black bears

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 521-527

  White Jr , Thomas H ^a,d,e,f,g   Oli, Madan K ^a,h,i   Leopold, Bruce D ^a,j,k   Jacobson, Harry A ^a,b,l   Kasbohm, John W ^b,c,m  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY   (United States)

^g Department of Law Enforcement ^*

^h TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^j PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^l MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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Author keywords

black bear; chemical immobilization; hyperthermia; ketamine; rectal temperature; Telazol ; Ursus americanus; xylazine

Indexed keywords

BLACK BEAR; CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION; FIELD EVALUATION; KETAMINE-XYLAZINE; TELAZOL;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0029660522     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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