This article reports the necropsy of a specimen of striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba found stranded in the north coast of Terceira Island,Azores,Portugal.Here,the importance of standard protocols in post-mortem ex...This article reports the necropsy of a specimen of striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba found stranded in the north coast of Terceira Island,Azores,Portugal.Here,the importance of standard protocols in post-mortem examinations and the need to adequately proceed were discussed.Stranded marine mammals are valuable specimens for several studies of pathology and other veterinary medical aspects.Although the causa mortis was not determined,the full access to stranded specimens was crucial,not only for pathology studies but also for a proper training to veterinary medicine students whenever possible.展开更多
A sub adult Caretta caretta was found on the 23rd August,2014 ca.16 nautical miles south off S.Miguel Island,Azores(Northeast Atlantic),with a large pelagic trawl hook inside its mouth.The individual was kept in a bas...A sub adult Caretta caretta was found on the 23rd August,2014 ca.16 nautical miles south off S.Miguel Island,Azores(Northeast Atlantic),with a large pelagic trawl hook inside its mouth.The individual was kept in a basin of sea water and sent by boat to Terceira Island following instructions by the Azores Regional Government via the Environmental Authority in order to be examined by the author and,if possible,undergo the necessary hook removal procedures.In this note,we describe the surgical procedures and how the turtle was evaluated both pre-and post-surgery.展开更多
Dear editor,Between May 22 and May 29,2016,zoo animals killed people or had to be put to death because of human incautious behaviour.Chronologically,two lions were put to death in the Santiago de Chile Zoo after a man...Dear editor,Between May 22 and May 29,2016,zoo animals killed people or had to be put to death because of human incautious behaviour.Chronologically,two lions were put to death in the Santiago de Chile Zoo after a man jumped into its enclosure,a walrus killed two people in China clearly after a tourist had a bad judgement of potential danger and fell into the animal’s tank and a gorilla was also shot to death after a child fell into its enclosure in Cincinnati Zoo.展开更多
文摘This article reports the necropsy of a specimen of striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba found stranded in the north coast of Terceira Island,Azores,Portugal.Here,the importance of standard protocols in post-mortem examinations and the need to adequately proceed were discussed.Stranded marine mammals are valuable specimens for several studies of pathology and other veterinary medical aspects.Although the causa mortis was not determined,the full access to stranded specimens was crucial,not only for pathology studies but also for a proper training to veterinary medicine students whenever possible.
文摘A sub adult Caretta caretta was found on the 23rd August,2014 ca.16 nautical miles south off S.Miguel Island,Azores(Northeast Atlantic),with a large pelagic trawl hook inside its mouth.The individual was kept in a basin of sea water and sent by boat to Terceira Island following instructions by the Azores Regional Government via the Environmental Authority in order to be examined by the author and,if possible,undergo the necessary hook removal procedures.In this note,we describe the surgical procedures and how the turtle was evaluated both pre-and post-surgery.
文摘Dear editor,Between May 22 and May 29,2016,zoo animals killed people or had to be put to death because of human incautious behaviour.Chronologically,two lions were put to death in the Santiago de Chile Zoo after a man jumped into its enclosure,a walrus killed two people in China clearly after a tourist had a bad judgement of potential danger and fell into the animal’s tank and a gorilla was also shot to death after a child fell into its enclosure in Cincinnati Zoo.
