Dr. Alessio Vigani
University of Florida

Dr Alessio Vigani (University of Florida). On left Robbiati Renato and on right Tiziano Arru.
They both work as rangers of the Province Of Varese (Italy).

 

Joerg Beckmann
Institut für Wildbiologie Goettingen und Dresden e.V. - Germany

 

 

Dr.Gerard García-Dubus R., D.M.V; ZOODOM

John Arnemo Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project
http://www.bearproject.info/

Fauna Andina: Fernando Vidal www.fauna-andina.org

We are based at the beginning of the CHILEAN patagonia,THE CITY OF VILLARRICA

 

I do work a lot on wild life mangement Ii used some dart rifles for capture in the past, and I was allways not really convinced.

Now that i do use a DAN-INJECT i am amazed about the acuracy of the rifle.

I have used it for PUMAS, GUANACOS, ANDEAN CONDOR, SOUTHER PUDU THE SMALLEST DEER OF THE WORLD-EVEN FAWNS, RED DEER, HUEMULS, WILD BOAR, FOXES ETC.

In reality the accuracy let me shoot confortable I am trained on real accurate fire arms. The ballistic table was professionally built...it works, the one who did it knew about it. 

 

S.C. Westside Animal Hospital: D.Dave Shuman

Despite the extreme temperatures (sometimes down to -25 degrees F) everything worked perfectly.  The only curve ball was that the sedatives would freeze in the dart if left unheated.  A few well placed handwarmers solved that issue.    

Thank you many times over for getting it to us.  It really made a difference.

In the picture I'm on the left with the sunglasses and Dr. Dan Costa, the principal investigator, is on the right. 

Thanks again!

 

Dan Costa is a professor at The University of California-Santa Cruz, Long Marine Lab.  We were going along the ice flows of the Antarctic Peninsula capturing Crabeater Seal so we could radiotag them.

Information we collected included their movements and dive patterns as well as various oceanographic and environmental data.

--Dr. Dave Shuman

Two Rivers Veterinary Hospital: Dr. Kris Katz

I like the fact that it is snowing, shows that the darts work well in freezing temps as well.

--Dr Kris Katz

 

 

University of Florida: Martin Main, and Emiliano Ramalho

I had some trouble with getting my GPS collars out of customs for about 3 weeks. But we did get to work and captured a beautiful adult female jaguar on 31 Oct 2008. Being Halloween, we decided to name her after "Elvira - Mistress of the Dark", the long-time hostess of late night horror movies. Elvira (the jaguar) is an adult female, 3-4 yr, in perfect health.

The Dan-inject dart gun system worked beautifully. The gun shot straight and the dart hit soft and delivered the immobilizing drug completely. The jaguar didn't even flinch when I shot her with the dart. The study area where we are working is the Mamiraua' Reserve in Amazonas, Brazil, and this is the first jaguar ever captured and outfitted with a GPS collar in the Amazon varzea (seasonally flooded rainforest).

Hope this proves useful to you and I'm a willing spokesperson for your product any time you need.

In the Elvira photo, you can just see the tail of the dart behind the leaf on the right hind quarter.

 

 

The group photo includes (L-R): Joana Macedo (Project Assistant), Martin Main (Univ Florida, Professor), Emiliano Ramalho (Univ Florida, PhD student), Dairen Simpson (Wildlife Capture Specialist)

 

 

The dart gun photo (not our best smiles I'm afraid) is (L-R): Emiliano Ramalho (Univ Florida, PhD student), Martin Main (Univ Florida, Professor)

 

 

Russia's P.M. Vladimir Putin tracks tiger...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a DanInject tranquilizer gun in a Russian Academy of Sciences reserve in Russia's Far East on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. On Sunday Putin took part in the national program for preserving the population of the Ussuri tiger conducted by researchers of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin locks a collar with a satellite tracker on the tranquilized five-year-old Ussuri tiger in a Russian Academy of Sciences reserve in Russia's Far East on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. On Sunday Putin took part in the national program for preserving the population of the Ussuri tiger conducted by researchers of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

Lisa R. HDZ Genetics:

Photo is from Edward E. Louis: Madagascar Biodiversity Project at the Henry Doorly Zoo.

 

Richard Randriamampionona head field guide for the Henry Doorly Zoo’s Madagascar Biodiversity and Biogeography Project, at Ambatovaky Madagascar.  The Dan-Inject rifle is used to immobilize small animals, particularly lemurs in the forest canopy, and is critical because it allows the force to be changed based upon the vertical position of the animal.

 

From Jon Arnemo: