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Related: About this forumHanging rhinos upside down is 'vital' for their conservation
Sometimes the rhinos need to be moved from inaccessible, wilderness areas by helicopter, to bring them to safety. But as transporting the enormous creatures can be a tricky manoeuvre, the rhinos need to be tranquillised. This allows them to be airlifted by their feet, which saves time and is thought to be kinder to the animals, according to WWF.
While this transportation method has been used for ten years now, there has been debate over whether the anaesthetic drugs can be dangerous when the rhinos are hung upside down, as opposed to lying down on their side.
A new study has now concluded that rhinos actually fare[d] slightly better when slung up in the sky, in a positive step towards conserving the species. The research was published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, led by Cornell University in New York, US.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/02/02/hanging-rhinos-upside-down-is-vital-for-their-conservation


TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)jimfields33
(19,382 posts)Why not find out first before loading the Rhinos up on tranquilizers? Doesnt make sense.
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)The article linked in the article gives some more information
The advantage of this airlift technique is that fewer people are needed on the ground because the rhino does not have to be rolled onto a net. This saves time and is kinder to the rhino which is unconscious for a much shorter period.
No ill effects
This is now the method of choice because it is quick and harmless to the rhinos always the main concern in these operations, says Dr Flamand, a wildlife vet who has overseen the translocation of thousands of rhinos during his career.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/02/02/hanging-rhinos-upside-down-is-vital-for-their-conservation]
I think its more like to save the rhinos they have to move them by helicopter to truck. They didnt set up the danger. The choices are tranquilize and roll them in net or tranquilize and transport by feet. By feet takes less people but the rhino is kept tranquilized less time.
Now the study says it actually is better.
I cant fault them for saving the rhinos by the what they thought was the best technique before they could probe that. The real crime is they needed to be transported.
Anyway your post pushed me to read the imbedded article so thanks. I didnt know they removed their horns after to protect the rhinos from poaching. They say painless and they grow back.
jimfields33
(19,382 posts)It does seem like its better. I never knew the horns grew back. How cool.
packman
(16,296 posts)It is only a matter of time that someone gets killed from a falling rhino from the sky.
"so sorry , Mrs. Smith your husband is dead"
How?
A rhino fell on him

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