Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf
Abstract Wildlife rehabilitation is widely practiced to help injured animals recover and return to the wild, particularly benefiting endangered species that have small local populations. Here, we report the first case of a rehabilitated Ethiopian wolf that was successfully released back in the Simie...
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| author | Sandra Lai Getachew Asefa Muktar Abute Girma Eshete Don‐Jean Léandri‐Breton Fekede Regassa Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri Jorgelina Marino |
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| description | Abstract Wildlife rehabilitation is widely practiced to help injured animals recover and return to the wild, particularly benefiting endangered species that have small local populations. Here, we report the first case of a rehabilitated Ethiopian wolf that was successfully released back in the Simien Mountains. Through this case study, we documented the clinical treatment provided, recovery, and behavior of this individual during captivity, and post‐release monitoring in the wild using a GPS collar. After 51 days of captivity, during which a bone fracture in the hind leg caused by a gunshot was treated, the wolf was released back. After remaining with his pack members for 22 days, the wolf dispersed and settled in an unoccupied territory, where he paired with a female and successfully sired a litter. This study provides important insights on rehabilitation and post‐release monitoring that will inform conservation management of the Ethiopian wolf. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d2be7bba5d554bc485f76354efc503f12025-08-20T03:28:14ZengWileyConservation Science and Practice2578-48542025-07-0177n/an/a10.1111/csp2.70075Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolfSandra Lai0Getachew Asefa1Muktar Abute2Girma Eshete3Don‐Jean Léandri‐Breton4Fekede Regassa5Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri6Jorgelina Marino7Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Biology, The Recanati‐Kaplan Centre University of Oxford Tubney UKEthiopian Wolf Conservation Programme Dinsho EthiopiaEthiopian Wolf Conservation Programme Dinsho EthiopiaEthiopian Wolf Conservation Programme Dinsho EthiopiaDepartment of Natural Resource Sciences McGill University Ste‐Anne‐de‐Bellevue Quebec CanadaEthiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority Addis Ababa EthiopiaWildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Biology, The Recanati‐Kaplan Centre University of Oxford Tubney UKWildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Biology, The Recanati‐Kaplan Centre University of Oxford Tubney UKAbstract Wildlife rehabilitation is widely practiced to help injured animals recover and return to the wild, particularly benefiting endangered species that have small local populations. Here, we report the first case of a rehabilitated Ethiopian wolf that was successfully released back in the Simien Mountains. Through this case study, we documented the clinical treatment provided, recovery, and behavior of this individual during captivity, and post‐release monitoring in the wild using a GPS collar. After 51 days of captivity, during which a bone fracture in the hind leg caused by a gunshot was treated, the wolf was released back. After remaining with his pack members for 22 days, the wolf dispersed and settled in an unoccupied territory, where he paired with a female and successfully sired a litter. This study provides important insights on rehabilitation and post‐release monitoring that will inform conservation management of the Ethiopian wolf.https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70075CanidaeCanis simensiscaptivityconservation translocationdispersalGPS |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Lai Getachew Asefa Muktar Abute Girma Eshete Don‐Jean Léandri‐Breton Fekede Regassa Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri Jorgelina Marino Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf Conservation Science and Practice Canidae Canis simensis captivity conservation translocation dispersal GPS |
| title | Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf |
| title_full | Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf |
| title_fullStr | Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf |
| title_short | Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf |
| title_sort | successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered ethiopian wolf |
| topic | Canidae Canis simensis captivity conservation translocation dispersal GPS |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70075 |
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