CHS looks at alternative options of sterilization

  • | Friday | 22nd June, 2018

CHS had experimented sterilization to curb the deer population nearly a decade ago. TRIPUNITHURA: Even while authorities at the deer park in Hill Palace Museum are discussing various options to transfer deer, they are also looking at the possibilities to check the growth rate of the animal. Officials said that while the entire shifting options would take time, it would be important to ensure that they don’t multiply in numbers.“The Centre for Heritage Studies (CHS), which is the custodian of the deer park, is gearing up for an alternative method of gender-based physical separation of deer within the available space to curb rapid increase in deer numbers every year,” said Dineshan E, CHS registrar.This may avert the risk factor of sterilization. We have to analyse how they will react to the sudden change in their habitat,” said Georgy P Mathan, the field director who will provide technical advice for the translocation of the deer from the museum premises to open natural habitats. A toddler spotted deer died due to an injury caused from the infighting among the animals.An eight-member team of veterinary surgeons headed by deputy director of animal husbandry and medical experts from Thiruvananthapuram zoo had arrived the other day to monitor the animals’ condition.“As these animals are now treated as tamed animals with timely feeding.

TRIPUNITHURA: Even while authorities at the deer park in Hill Palace Museum are discussing various options to transfer deer, they are also looking at the possibilities to check the growth rate of the animal. Officials said that while the entire shifting options would take time, it would be important to ensure that they don’t multiply in numbers.“The Centre for Heritage Studies (CHS), which is the custodian of the deer park, is gearing up for an alternative method of gender-based physical separation of deer within the available space to curb rapid increase in deer numbers every year,” said Dineshan E, CHS registrar.This may avert the risk factor of sterilization. CHS had experimented sterilization to curb the deer population nearly a decade ago. However, it did not work out due the fragile health of spotted deer.“When the medical team tried to tranquilize the animals, a few of them died as they couldn’t withstand sedation,” he said.Meanwhile, no death or grave illness has been reported after preventive medicines were given to a herd of spotted deer from Saturday afternoon. A toddler spotted deer died due to an injury caused from the infighting among the animals.An eight-member team of veterinary surgeons headed by deputy director of animal husbandry and medical experts from Thiruvananthapuram zoo had arrived the other day to monitor the animals’ condition.“As these animals are now treated as tamed animals with timely feeding. We have to analyse how they will react to the sudden change in their habitat,” said Georgy P Mathan, the field director who will provide technical advice for the translocation of the deer from the museum premises to open natural habitats. The forest department is also planning relocation of a handful of deer from the museum on a trial basis.“After studying the consequences, we will gradually relocate the remaining animals in a step-by-step shifting method to avert the casualty during the relocation of such a huge number of deer,” said Saju P U, Idukki district wildlife warden.

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