Drugs and dosages for capture and treatment of black rhinoceros Diceros bicomis in Namibia

Abstract

Selected Papers from the Rhinoceros Conservation Workshop, Skukuza, Kruger National Park,31 August – 4 September 1988 Darting the black rhinoceros Diceros bicomis from the air and from the ground is briefly discussed, as are the relevant drugs used in rhinoceros catching operations in Namibia. The same results will not necessarily be achieved in black rhinoceros populations elsewhere in Africa, being dependant on differences in subspecific taxa, physiological responses and/or parasite loads. Black rhinoceros capture operations must only be undertaken by qualified teams who have the necessary experience and skill.