Many a times people will ask why bother treating wild animals. The argument I get is let’s the nature take its course. To me this might not be true. My experience has shown that if you don’t make a timely veterinary intervention more often than not you lose the injured animal due to septicemia. This kind of luxury or laxity cannot be afforded in an endangered species like the black rhino. We always try to make timely and professional intervention whenever its necessary. A case in point is after a serious fight between two black rhinos, one male developed serious injuries, on the face and perineal region. I was called in to go and provide veterinary assistance.
Whenever you are encountered with such a problem, the biggest challenge is darting the animal and especially if you are doing it on foot. This requires patience and good marksmanship. Anyway, we overcame all the challenges and managed to treat the rhino and he is now recovering well. I would like to thank everyone who made this exercise successful
1 Comment posted on "Treating an injured rhino"
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL on May 5th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Wow, this is the first post from you in a very long time and it is very welcome. I agree with you philosphy one hundred percent. Intervention is critical for all endangered species. There is the added benefit of improving yours skills and knowledge base, with each animal treated. Thank you…hope to hear more about your very interesting work soon. Post a comment
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