Retention Time of Telazol in Black Bears

Christopher W. Ryan; Michael R. Vaughan; J. Blair Meldrum; Robert B. Duncan; John W. Edwards

doi:10.2193/2008-182

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1 February 2009 Retention Time of Telazol in Black Bears

Christopher W. Ryan, Michael R. Vaughan, J. Blair Meldrum, Robert B. Duncan, John W. Edwards

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J. of Wildlife Management, 73(2):210-213 (2009). https://doi.org/10.2193/2008-182

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Telazol^® (Fort Dodge Animal Health, Fort Dodge, IA) is an effective immobilization drug for American black bears (Ursus americanus), but concern exists regarding retention time of this drug in tissues relative to human consumption of bears. Therefore, we evaluated retention time of Telazol in captured American black bears immobilized with Telazol and held in captivity for 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, or 21 days. We detected Telazol in muscle and liver of one bear on day 7, in serum from 2 bears on day 7, and in urine of one bear each on day 3 and day 14. Our findings suggest Telazol is metabolized and eliminated quickly from the bear's system and should allow managers additional flexibility in mark–recapture studies and nuisance situations.

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Christopher W. Ryan, Michael R. Vaughan, J. Blair Meldrum, Robert B. Duncan, and John W. Edwards "Retention Time of Telazol in Black Bears," Journal of Wildlife Management 73(2), 210-213, (1 February 2009). https://doi.org/10.2193/2008-182

Published: 1 February 2009

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