Immobilization via chemical means has become an indispensible tool for researchers and wildlife managers because the immobilization of large or potentially dangerous wild animals poses significant challenges with risks for both operators and target a …

The Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii) is indigenous to Southeast Asia. These are large deer that are considered magestic in appearance. Their legs are long and thin, and they have slender bodies with a large head and ears. Their rough coats change color wi …

Deer are known as cervids (family Cervidae) and belong to the order Artiodactyla, which are hoofed mammals with an even number of toes on each foot. They are also members of the suborder Ruminanti; like cattle, they are ruminants, or cud-chewing plan …

The chemical immobilization of wild and captive deer is often necessary for a variety of reasons, including research, physiological study and wildlife management. The drugs used for immobilizing these animals can adversely affect their cardiovascular …

The management of both wild and captive deer frequently requires the manipulation of individual animals, and chemical immobilization has proven to be the safest and most effective method of capture in such cases.1 The reasons for capture typically in …

The Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii) is a tropical deer that is native to the lowland forests of a region known as the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, which includes forested areas, lowland valleys and plains of southeast Asia.1 Today, Eld’s deer occur i …

Deer are among the most well-known of the large wildlife species, and they’re popular among hunters and wildlife enthusiasts alike. Deer belong to the order Artiodactyla, and the family Cervidae; as such, they are known as cervids. These graceful ani …

Globally, there are over 50 species of deer, most of which are found in Asia, although many species have been introduced outside of their original habitats as game animals.1 Deer are cervids (family Cervidae), a group of animals belonging to the orde …

The Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii) is a deer species that is indigenous to areas of Southeast Asia. So named because of their discovery by Lt. Percy Eld in the Manipur Valley of India in 1838, there are three recognized subspecies of R. eldii. These inc …