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Darting Primates
Electronic Supplementary Material
Darting Primates: Steps Toward Procedural and Reporting Standards
Matias Fernandez-Duque · Colin A. Chapman · Kenneth E. Glander · Eduardo Fernandez-Duque
Table SI Summary of the darting methods and results in the analyzed studies. “Darted” refers to the number of individuals hit with a dart, when specified. “Captured” is the number of capture events, i.e., one individual may be captured more than once. “Method of retrieval” refers to the way the individual was physically retrieved after being immobilized. Percentages are calculated using the number of captures.
Darted (hits) / Captured / Method of retrieval / No. of injuries / Injury details / No. of deaths / Death details / %Injuries / %
Deaths
Scott et al. (1976): Alouatta palliate / N/A / 152 / 0 / None reported.
13 individuals required artificial respiration due to SCC. / 3
(2 due to darting) / 2 due to SCC OD.
1 due to ether OD (used in holding). / 0 / 1
Melton (1980): Papio ursinus / 51 / 34 / 1 / Immobilized male was attacked; deep wound on arm was stitched, made full recovery. / 2
(1 due to darting) / 1 pregnant female fell ca. 4 m, showed no signs of injury before or after, and was seen 2 days later carrying dead infant.
1 4-day-old infant eaten by an adult male. / 3 / 3
Jones and Bush (1988): Cercopithecus ascanius / 48 / 27 / 25 fell to ground.
2 retrieved by climbing. / 2 / 1 pregnant female suffered broken leg.
1 male darted in abdomen. / 2 / 1 from fall.
1 partially paralyzed by fall, then died. / 7 / 7
Glander et al. (1991): Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, Cebus capucinus / N/A / 64 / 0 / 1 / Ault male howler hit in lower abdomen. / 0 / 2
Richard et al. (1991): Propithecus verreauxi / N/A / 85 / 0 / 1 / Adult male died from a dart that hit his artery. / 0 / 1
de Ruiter (1992): Macaca fascicularis / N/A / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Lemos de Sá and Glander (1993): Brachyteles arachnoides / N/A / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Campbell and Sussman (1994): Ateles geoffroyi, Cebus capucinus / 8 / 7 / 0 / 1 / 1 Cebus death, cause unknown. / 0 / 14
Mueller and Schildger (1994): Callicebus personatus / N/A / 5 / 1 caught. / 0 / 0 / 0
Hiong et al. (1996): Pongo pygmaeus / N/A / 50 / 0 / Minor injuries due to dart treated successfully. / 2 / 1 died of sunstroke.
1 infant died of OD intended for mother. / 0 / 4
Glenn et al. (1998): Cercopithecus mona / 8 / 5 / 5 fell into dense understory. / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Karesh et al. (1998): Ateles paniscus / 11 / 9 / 6 fell to ground (leaf litter).
2 caught in net.
1 retrieved by climbing. / 1 / 1 male suffered a simple, transverse, mid-femoral fracture. / 1 / Died 5 min after second dart; very old/sick individual. / 11 / 11
Olupot (1999): Lophocebus albigena / 47 / 41 / 35 fell to ground.
3 caught.
3 retrieved by climbing. / 2 / 2 slight injuries:
1 slight cut on gums.
1 skin cut above Achilles’ tendon. / 2 / Fell from high tree; no vegetation to cushion fall. / 0 / 5
Fernandez-Duque and Rotundo (2003): Aotus azarai / N/A / 70 / 13 fell to ground.
27 caught in net.
3 caught in hands.
26 retrieved by climbing. / 0 / No serious physical injuries. / 0 / 0 / 0
Crofoot et al. (2009): Cebus capucinus / N/A / 24 / 11 fell to ground.
13 caught in net. / 2 / 1 Nondisplaced femur fracture.
1 partial paralysis of forelimbs. / 0 / 8 / 0
Horwich (2002): Alouatta pigra / N/A / 65 / N/A / Study does not specify whether there were injuries or not / 3 / 2 died in capture.
1 infant abandoned by mother. / N/A / 5
Ostner and Kappeler (2004): Eulemur fulvus rufus / N/A / 98 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Erkert and Kappeler (2004): Propithecus v. verreauxi / N/A / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Andriantompohavana et al. (2004): Avahi laniger, Avahi occidentalis / N/A / 44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Donati et al. (2009): Eulemur collaris/fulvus / N/A / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Tung et al. (2011): Papio cynocephalus / N/A / 101 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Total / 986 / 936 / 8
(6 serious) / 18
(16 due to darting) / 1.5
(SD = 3.3) / 2.5
(SD = 4.0)