Miazga Katarzyna, Joubert Johan, Sinclair Megan, Cywińska Anna
Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland.
Shamwari Private Game Reserve, SPGR, Eastern Cape, Paterson 6130, South Africa.
Animals (Basel). 2020 Nov 27;10(12):2224. doi: 10.3390/ani10122224.
White rhinoceros ( is one of the most famous victims of poachers in Africa. One of the methods for dealing with decreasing rhino numbers is rehabilitating wounded and/or orphaned animals to successfully release them back into the wild. The status of rescued animal differs among individuals, but general procedures must be established and constantly improved. This study presents the history of successful release of three orphaned white rhino females; rehabilitated for 15 months in Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in a private game reserve in South Africa. Female A was three years old, female B was one year old and the youngest female was three months old on arrival. The animals were rehabilitated together despite the differences in their age and size, with particular attention paid to keeping them as wild as possible. After being weaned and becoming old enough to go back to the wild, they were released at a distance from the rehabilitation centre, which required immobilization and translocation. Since the rhinos were released, they have been successfully living in the wild. All procedures used in this study proved to be sufficient for preparing the animals for life in the wild and can be recommended for other centres.
白犀牛是非洲偷猎者最著名的受害者之一。应对犀牛数量减少的方法之一是救助受伤和/或成为孤儿的犀牛，使其康复后成功放归野外。获救动物的情况因个体而异，但必须制定并不断完善一般程序。本研究介绍了三只孤儿白犀牛雌性成功放归的历程；它们在南非一个私人野生动物保护区的野生动物康复中心接受了15个月的康复治疗。雌性A到达时三岁，雌性B一岁，最小的雌性到达时三个月大。尽管它们年龄和体型不同，但仍一起接受康复治疗，特别注意尽可能让它们保持野性。断奶并长大到足以回归野外后，它们在离康复中心一段距离的地方被放归，这需要进行麻醉和转移。自犀牛放归以来，它们一直在野外成功生活。本研究中使用的所有程序都被证明足以让这些动物为野外生活做好准备，并可推荐给其他中心。
