Abstract
We document the rescue of a Red Panda from Yachuli circle, Lower Subansiri district and successful translocation to Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The head injury was surgically managed under the anaesthetic combination of ketamine and xylazine, and reversed with yohimbine. The animal was successfully rehabilitated and translocated in the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary.
Highlights
The authors are thankful to the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) Seijosa, Executive Director, Wildlife Trust of India, Director, Biological Park, Itanagar, Divisional Forest Officer, Pakke Tiger Reserve, Range Forest Officers namely Kushal Hazarika, Rayo Flago, Kime Rambia of Department of Environment and Forest for all the help rendered in the care and treatment of Red Panda
As the clinical condition was significantly improved, the animal had to be translocated to a rehabilitation facility located at the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in the West Kameng district, which is 290 km west from the Biological Park
The enclosure was cuboidal in shape, Discussion The present episode reveals a sustained rescue operation of an injured individual from an endangered (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015) and Schedule-I species (Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 ) from Yachuli circle of Lower Subansiri district, its successful veterinary care with translocation and rehabilitation effort to Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Summary
This paper documents the chance rescue of a Red Panda from Yachuli circle of Lower Subansiri district, its management in captivity and translocation to Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The authors are thankful to the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) Seijosa, Executive Director, Wildlife Trust of India, Director, Biological Park, Itanagar, Divisional Forest Officer, Pakke Tiger Reserve, Range Forest Officers namely Kushal Hazarika, Rayo Flago, Kime Rambia of Department of Environment and Forest for all the help rendered in the care and treatment of Red Panda.
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