| immobilization of polar bears (ursus maritimus) with telazol in the canadian arctic. | in 1986, 213 polar bears (ursus maritimus) were immobilized with telazol on the sea ice of the eastern beaufort sea during april and may, and 106 along the western coast of hudson bay near churchill, manitoba (canada) in september. no animals died from handling. the efficacy of this drug at different seasons and the physiological responses of the immobilized bears were compared. a single injection of 8 to 9 mg of telazol per kg of body weight gave a rapid full immobilization with satisfactory an ... | 1989 | 2716095 |
| immobilization of polar bears (ursus maritimus phipps) with a mixture of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride. | a 1:1 mixture of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride was tested on 39 polar bears in and near churchill, manitoba, canada during october 1983. the mean dose for satisfactory immobilization with a single injection was 5.1 mg/kg. bears showed signs of ataxia from 1-3 min following injection and were usually sitting within 4 min. the mean induction time, taken as the adoption of sternal recumbency, was 5.1 min. maximum relaxation was usually seen by about 20 min post-injection. the ... | 2014 | 3981743 |