Materials required

MATERIALS REQUIRED
  • Immobilization equipments like blow pipe, pistol and rifle
  • Immobilization related drugs that are commonly used like xylazine and/or etorphine with acepromazine, atropine sulphate, doxapram hydrochloride, suitable antidotes like yohimbine and diprenorphine hydrochloride
  • Infrastructures related to the restraint of elephant like elephant-chain, ropes, trained elephants etc.

Note

  • Models and slides will be used for all these to enhance your understanding about the chemical immobilization of elephants
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