 Reference Base  Facilitation of boma adaptation of an injured subadult ma... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana |
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Ecology - Food |
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White Rhino |
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Post-capture loss of appetite is potentially a life-threatening problem for free ranging white rhinos put into bomas, especially older bulls, with animals often not feeding for the first seven to ten days (or longer) post-capture (Rogers, 1993). Ideally, bomas should be situated so that anorectic animals can be released back into the field if no evidence of feeding is seen within this period. Such animals often start grazing almost immediately after they are out of the boma. In the case of this project, security concerns precluded building holding facilities in actual rhino habitat in northern Botswana. In addition, the Khama Rhino Sanctuary was still in the process of trying to raise funds for a perimeter fence, so the only option for release from a boma would be to allow the animal into a slightly larger paddock (refer to Figure). Note that paddock facilities were not utilised for the period covered by this report.
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