Table 1 Summary of the rehabilitation of the two severely injured Formosan black bear (Ursus thibetanus formosanus) in Taiwan
Patient 1 | |||||||
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Sex | Age | Weight (kg) | Physical assessment | Surgery | Recovery and Rehabilitation | Pre-release training | Release |
Female | Adult | Day of arrival: 52.5 Day of release: 60.2 | 2020/04/20 Loss of the second to fourth distal phalanges of the left forelimb with an extensive necrosis on the right palm | 1. 2nd, 3rd and 4th finger of left palm amputation (2020/04/23) 2. Necrotic tissue of right palm scraping and debridement (2020/04/28) | 1. Intensive care cage1 (53 days) 2. Indoor room2 (52 days) | Rebuild the physical capacity and avoid habituation to human | Central Mountain Range, Taitung (108 days after rescue) (2020/08/06) |
Patient 2 | |||||||
Sex | Age | Weight (kg) | Physical assessment | Surgery | Recovery and Rehabilitation | Pre-release training | Release |
Male | Subadult | Day of arrival: 46.5 Day of release: 47.4 | 2020/12/11 Steel cable trap entangled around its right forelimb and multiple gunshot wound | 1. Amputate the right forelimb radius and ulna 2. External skeletal fixation of right mandible 3. Remove bullet around left humerus (2020/12/14) | Intensive care cage (75 days) | Preparation for returning to wild and behavior assessment in outdoor enclosure3 (99 days) | Central Mountain Range, Taitung (248 days after rescue) (2021/08/15) |