Immobilizing Wolverines with Ketamine Hydrochloride
Hash HS and Hornocker MG. 1980. Immobilizing Wolverines with Ketamine Hydrochloride. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 44(3):713-715
This Short Communication discusses the immobilization effects that result when administering the drug ketamine hydrochloride or Ketalar to wolverines. No wolverine died as a result of administering Ketalar, and the drug produced satisfactory results with no apparent ill effects.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hash, Howard; Hornocker, Maurice
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Anesthesia, Capture, Carnivores, Gulo gulo (Wolverine), Handling techniques, Immobilization, Immobilizing drugs, Ketalar, Ketamine hydrochloride