Tranquilising an animal is always a potentially dangerous endeavour. But darting plays a vital role in conservation and species management. Whether it is to perform a check up on a heavily pregnant zebra mare, relocate animals or identify the breeding potential of majestic sable bulls, tranquillisation by a veterinarian is still the best possible option. And the use of the immobilizing drug M99 has made tranquillisation relatively safer and easier. Although, as always with wildlife, nothing ever goes according to plan.
Up Next in Season 1
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BAR07 - Elephant relocation
In Central Malawi, a population of elephants in peril are being given a fresh start as a team of experts relocate the 72 animals in the most challenging translocation population to date. Threatened by ever increasing incidences of human and wildlife conflict, the elephants must be moved quickly i...
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BAR08 - Cape Buffalo Research
Breeding in the South African game industry can be big business. But when you’re dealing with Cape Buffalo, an infamously temperamental member of the Big 5, it can be as deadly as it is lucrative. Hunter turned conservationist, Lindsay Hunt, is engaged in a pioneering project to breed disease fre...
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BAR09 - Meerkat Rescue
The vast Kalahari Desert is home to one of the most endearing creatures on earth, the meerkat. The adorable nature of these animals has put them in high demand in the illegal pet trade, severely threatening their survival in nature. Solid Earth Founder, Elma Celeste Stafford and her husband are f...
