Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 90 No. 2, 2020.
Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.24099/vet.arhiv.0727
Conservation at the individual level: successful rehabilitation and post-release monitoring of an Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) injured in a car accident
Carmela Musto
; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Romolo Caniglia
; Area per la Genetica della Conservazione (BIO-CGE), Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Bologna, Italy
Elena Fabbri
; Area per la Genetica della Conservazione (BIO-CGE), Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Bologna, Italy
Marco Galaverni
; Area Conservazione, WWF Italia, Roma, Italy
Noemi Romagnoli
; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Stefania Pinna
; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Elisa Berti
; Centro Tutela e Ricerca Fauna Esotica e Selvatica-Monte Adone, Bologna, Italy
Marzia Naldi
; Centro Tutela e Ricerca Fauna Esotica e Selvatica-Monte Adone, Bologna, Italy
Emanuela Bologna
; Centro Tutela e Ricerca Fauna Esotica e Selvatica-Monte Adone, Bologna, Italy
Luigi Molinari
; Wolf Apennine Center, Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Sara Del Magno
; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Mauro Delogu
; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Sažetak
This case report describes the rescue of an eight-month-old male Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus), the victim of a car accident that caused it a pulmonary contusion, a fracture of the shaft of right femur, and a metaphyseal fracture of the left stifle. A lateral surgical approach was performed to treat the animal’s multiple contusions and fractures. Afterwards the wolf was transferred to a wild animal recovery center for its rehabilitation, where it fully recovered. After 35 days in captivity the wolf was thus released into the supposed home-range of its original pack, and its movements were monitored by a GPS satellite collar. The collar worked correctly for 479 days. During that period the collar acquired a total of 1202 locations, indicating that the wolf had traveled at least 1590 km, with an average monthly distance (± SD) of 102 ± 40 km, exploring an overall area of about 270 km2. During the first 10 days after its release, the wolf remained in the area of its supposed native pack, whereas at about the age of 10 months the wolf began to make wide extraterritorial movements. The wolf’s last localization was acquired on 13th May 2018, about 17 months after its release, at a linear distance of about 65 km from the release site. These preliminary data showed that the wolf was alive and travelled long distances after its release, and demonstrates how a multidisciplinary management approach can support the recovery and successful release into nature of a rescued wild animal belonging to a flagship species with a notable ecological role, such as the Italian wolf.
Ključne riječi
Italian wolf; conservation; wildlife rehabilitation; orthopaedic surgery; radio-tracking
Hrčak ID:
238617
URI
Datum izdavanja:
25.5.2020.
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