VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

APPLICATION OF SHORT RANGE PROJECTOR (PISTOL-BASED ON PRESSURE BASIS)

• Take the pistol and clean it well before the usage
• Check up the working condition of the given pistol
• Carefully place the prepared dart into the barrel to be fitted with the pistol

• Take the foot pump and pressure is made by repeated pumping.
• Monitor the pressure in the pressure gauze with tube and have required pressure.
• Disconnect the pressure gauze with tube from the foot pump.
• Attach the free end of the pressure gauze-tube of foot pump with the pistol’s lower end meant for such attachment.
• Now the wild animal’s targeted site is to be aimed.
• Triggering the click may now help to project the prepared dart over the targeted site on the wild animal.
• You have to remember that pistol helps to dart the subject at a long distance. Hence, the wild animal standing at a great distance may be darted successfully by using the pistol.
• Do it repeatedly, associating the wild animal model and record the number of times of successful darting at the expected site.