Handling & Rescue Operation in Wildlife Prof. Dr. Jacob V. Cheeran The word rescue as it understood is to free from danger or evil plight. When any animal is subjected to danger, certain physiological changes take place. In reply to: common physiological parlance it is known as “Alarm Reaction”. Alarm reaction has the following sequence: sight, fright, and flight, or fight. When a forest personal is with the problem of rescuing the animal the first 2 stages will be already over and animal will be in an exhausted condition due to flight (fleeing away from danger) or fight (trying to get out of danger). Almost everybody might have experienced the enormous energy we get when we encounter a rogue elephant in close proximity. This is due to the bodily changes like rapid and force full beating of heart (increased speed & rate of blood supply), rapid respiration (better oxygenation), additional glucose is mobilised to the blood from the liver (easy and quick energy), blood is diverted from other parts of the body to the voluntary muscles and heart, as well as these blood vessels swells up also (better blood supply). This is because there is declaration of emergency. Any emergency cannot last long and animal runs into exhaustion. Often the rescuer reaches the site when animal is still fighting for its life or tired, rundown and exhausted. Even exhausted animals may be able to put up some resistance before going into extreme exhaustion and shock, which may even result in death. Approach Depends upon 1. The type of animal 2. Nature of plight 3. Natural type of combat or defence of the animal 4. Personal safety Type of animal Needles to say that approach to a trapped fawn and a leopard are much different. A carnivore can reach out through the bars; this is especially true to cat’s i.e. big cats. Human approach will not only frighten the animal but also can injure itself in the attempt to escape. If the cage is not strong enough it can easily break it or attack. Leopards are notorious. Even aiming a leopard with a gun will provoke the animal to pounce on you; may be it a live gun, tranquilliser gun or even a camera. |
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