Post capture problems in Asian elephants at the Melaka Zoo West Malaysia


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Zainal Zahari Zainuddin, . and Mohd Shariff Daim, . Post capture problems in Asian elephants at the Melaka Zoo West Malaysia. pp. 105-108. ISSN 0121-8126

Abstract

Translocation of elephants is necessary to solve the human-elephant conflict. All the elephants translocated were very aggressive and bad to be chained. Lacerations and abscesses were observed in all the elephants. The causes were due to trauma and the use of non sterile dart. The problems increases the management cost and delay the time for training the elephants.


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Abstract

Translocation of elephants is necessary to solve the human-elephant conflict. All the elephants translocated were very aggressive and bad to be chained. Lacerations and abscesses were observed in all the elephants. The causes were due to trauma and the use of non sterile dart. The problems increases the management cost and delay the time for training the elephants.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Elephants
AGROVOC Term: Asiatic elephant
AGROVOC Term: Elephas maximus
AGROVOC Term: Translocation
AGROVOC Term: Capture of animals
AGROVOC Term: Restraint of animals
AGROVOC Term: Zoos
AGROVOC Term: Animal behaviour
AGROVOC Term: Psychological factors
AGROVOC Term: Animal health
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8528

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