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- Title
Retention Time of Telazol in Black Bears.
- Authors
RYAN, CHRISTOPHER W.; VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R.; MELDRUM, J. BLAIR; DUNCAN, ROBERT B.; EDWARDS, JOHN W.
- Abstract
Telazol® (Fort Dodge Animal Health, Fort Dodge, IA) is an effective immobilization drug for American black bears (Ursus americanus), but concern exists regarding retention time of this drug in tissues relative to human consumption of bears. Therefore, we evaluated retention time of Telazol in captured American black bears immobilized with Telazol and held in captivity for 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, or 21 days. We detected Telazol in muscle and liver of one bear on day 7, in serum from 2 bears on day 7, and in urine of one bear each on day 3 and day 14. Our findings suggest Telazol is metabolized and eliminated quickly from the bear's system and should allow managers additional flexibility in mark-recapture studies and nuisance situations.
- Subjects
WEST Virginia; TRANQUILIZING drugs; ANIMAL immobilization; BLACK bear; ANIMAL tagging; TISSUE analysis; WILDLIFE management; PROBLEM bears -- Control
- Publication
Journal of Wildlife Management, 2009, Vol 73, Issue 2, p210
- ISSN
0022-541X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2193/2008-182