Neil Aldridge / Team of vets and conservation staff move a sedated White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) into a comfortable resting position in a secure enclosure known as a boma during a translocation operation to...
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Jurgen Freund / Wildlife carer wrapping a Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) baby in blankets, Tolga Bat Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
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David Perpinan / Close-up of a carer feeding a Blue fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), confiscated from illegal wildlife trade, Brazil.
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Laurent Geslin / Photographer Laurent Geslin putting back wild European lynx (Lynx lynx) kittens in den after a veterinary check up. Switerland, June 2014.
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Laurent Geslin / Vet and KORA team putting a radio collar on wild European lynx (Lynx lynx) for translocation to Kalkalpen National Park, Austria from Switzerland. May 2011.
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Nick Upton / Julia Coats of the Animal and Plant Health Agency releasing Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) back into River Otter. Part of escaped population re-released to the wild following veterinary check ups. Tak...
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Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) entering the River Otter after release. Part of escaped population re-released to the wild following veterinary check ups. Taken on the second day of Beaver releases aft...
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Jabruson Motion / Dr Ken Cameron monitoring 'Ngobo', a darted blackback Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), anaesthetized to remove a wire snare from its wrist, Mongambe, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefec...
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Jabruson / Angelique Todd with veterinarians during the anaesthesia of 'Blackback' Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) 'Ngobo'. Gorilla anaesthetised by veterinary team in order to remove wire snare from wrist. Mo...
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Aaron Gekoski / Scubazoo / Orangutan (Pongo sp.) undergoing a full medical check and unique identifying tattoo by members of the Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU), a team of vets and rangers who rescue and translocate animals around S...
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Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Team of aquatic veterinarians measuring the size of a Giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus polylepis) captured in Mae Klong river for research purpose, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand, November 2015...
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Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Team of aquatic veterinarians extract blood sample from the base of the tail of a Giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus polylepis) captured in Mae Klong river for research purpose, Samut Songkhram Provi...
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Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Neonate / newborn Giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus polylepis) recently born from a female captured for research purpose in Mae Klong river, displayed by research volunteer, Samut Songkhram Province...
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Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Team of aquatic veterinarians and sportfishers capture a Giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus polylepis) from Mae Klong river for research purpose, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand, November 2015....
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Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Shark ray (Rhina ancylostoma) handled by a team of aquatic veterinarians, where the teeth for crushing shells of mollusks and crustaceans can be clearly seen, Rayong Province, Thailand. Critically end...
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Neil Aldridge / Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) orphan is held and reassured by a veterinary nurse, Rhino Revolution facility, Hoedspruit, South Africa. This pangolin was found abandoned after its mot...
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Neil Aldridge / Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) is picked up by a veterinary nurse at the Rhino Revolution rehabilitation facility in Hoedspruit, South Africa. This young male pangolin was found after...
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Edwin Giesbers / Zoo veterinarian Christine Kaandorp inserting a telemetry transmitter into a European hamster (Cricetus cricetus). About 10 percent of the European hamsters in the breeding program are equipped with a...
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Edwin Giesbers / Zoo veterinarian Christine Kaandorp about to insert a telemetry transmitter into a European hamster (Cricetus cricetus). About 10 percent of the European hamsters in the breeding program are equipped...
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Edwin Giesbers / Zoo veterinarian Christine Kaandorp about to insert a telemetry transmitter into a European hamster (Cricetus cricetus). About 10 percent of the European hamsters in the breeding program are equipped...
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Edwin Giesbers / Zoo veterinarian Christine Kaandorp about to insert a telemetry transmitter into a European hamster (Cricetus cricetus). About 10 percent of the European hamsters in the breeding program are equipped...
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Edwin Giesbers / Zoo veterinarian Christine Kaandorp about to insert a telemetry transmitter into a European hamster (Cricetus cricetus). About 10 percent of the European hamsters in the breeding program are equipped...
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Edwin Giesbers / Zoo veterinarian Christine Kaandorp about to insert a telemetry transmitter into a European hamster (Cricetus cricetus). About 10 percent of the European hamsters in the breeding program are equipped...
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Edwin Giesbers / Zoo veterinarian Christine Kaandorp about to insert a telemetry transmitter into a European hamster (Cricetus cricetus). About 10 percent of the European hamsters in the breeding program are equipped...
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Eric Baccega / Chief veterinarian in the elephant sperm bank, storing sperm of wild African elephant (Loxodonta Africana). Zoo surgery station of Beauval Zoo. This sperm bank is the only one in the world. Saint-Aign...
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Eric Baccega / Veterinarian handling medicine at the pharmacy of the surgery station, Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Eric Baccega / Chief veterinarian manipulating special tool for elephant female insemination (Loxodonta Africana). The wild African elephant sperm bank of Beauval is the only one in the world. Surgery station of Be...
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Eric Baccega / Chief veterinarian in the elephant sperm bank, storing sperm of wild African elephant (Loxodonta Africana). Zoo surgery station of Beauval Zoo. This sperm bank is the only one in the world. Saint-Aign...
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Eric Baccega / Chinese veterinarian from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Centre, artificially inseminating the female Giant panda Huan Huan (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Eric Baccega / Chinese veterinarian from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Centre, artificially inseminating the female Giant panda, Huan Huan (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Eric Baccega / Chinese veterinarian, from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Centre, at the French zoo surgery station, analysing the collected sperm from male panda, Yuan Zi, before insemination of the female panda (...
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Eric Baccega / Chinese veterinarian, from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Centre, at the French zoo surgery station, analysing the collected sperm from male panda, Yuan Zi, before insemination of the female panda (...
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Eric Baccega / Veterinary team at the zoo surgery station collecting sperm from male panda, Yuan Zi, under anaesthetic (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Eric Baccega / Veterinary team at the zoo surgery station preparing male panda, Yuan Zi, for sperm collection under anaesthetic (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Eric Baccega / Veterinarian team at the zoo surgery station collecting sperm from male panda, Yuan Zi, under anaesthetic (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Eric Baccega / Veterinarian team at the zoo surgery station preparing male panda, Yuan Zi, for sperm collection under anaesthetic (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Eric Baccega / Veterinarian team at the zoo surgery station preparing male panda, Yuan Zi, for sperm collection under anaesthetic (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.
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Neil Aldridge / A veterinary syringe with a small amount of liquid on a white background.
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Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months undergoing health check by veterinary nurse. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensl...
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Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months, anaesthetised whilst undergoing health check by veterinary nurse. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Currumbin Wildlife Hospita...
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Doug Gimesy / Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) with wing fracture on way to recovery room following x-ray, carried by veterinary nurse. Temporarily captive, to be released once fully recovered. Currumbin Wildlife...
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Doug Gimesy / Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) with wing fracture under anaesthetic, veterinary nurse preparing to undertake x-ray. Temporarily captive, to be released once fully recovered. Currumbin Wildlife Hosp...
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Doug Gimesy / Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) under anaesthetic, veterinary nurse checking progress following wing fracture. Veterinarian in background. Temporarily captive, to be released once fully recovered. C...
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Doug Gimesy / Veterinary nurse administrating anaesthetic to Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) to monitor progress following wing fracture. Veterinarians in background. Temporarily captive, to be released once full...
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Doug Gimesy / Veterinarian and veterinary nurse administrating anaesthetic to Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) to monitor progress following wing fracture, likely caused by road traffic accident. Temporarily capti...
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovering from anaesthetic and thumb amputation, held by veterinary nurse. Bat was caught in roof guttering. Temporarily captive, to be released once r...
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovering from anaesthetic and thumb amputation, held by veterinary nurse. Bat was caught in roof guttering. Temporarily captive, to be released once r...
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Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female aged 12 months undergoing health check, veterinary nurse adminstering oxygen following anaesthetic. Joey's mother died from a terminal chlamydia infection. Te...