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Resource ID
19983
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Document Number
SC/69A/E/03
Full Title
The increasing number of euthanasia cases in large whales in Southern Brazil and its challenges
Author
Cristiane Kiyomi Miyaji Kolesnikovas, Emanuel Carvalho Ferreira, Leandro Aranha, Karina Rejane Groch, Pedro Volkmer Castilho, Renata Daniella Vargas, Derek Blaese De Amorim
Authors Summary
Between 2019 to 2022 four Humpbacks whales stranded alive in South Brazil and were submitted to euthanasia. In all cases, the professionals used the low residue euthanasia protocol as baseline for drug choice and dosage. The method demonstrated to be effective even with adaptations.
Publisher
IWC
Publication Year
2023
Abstract
This paper describes four euthanasia cases in Humpback whales from South Brazil, its challenges and the importance to have a prepared and trained group.