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Ideas, Inventions And Innovations Upside down can be right way for rhino transport When it comes to saving endangered species of a certain size, conservationists often have to think outside the box. A recent study from researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine analyzed the effects of hanging tranquilized black rhinoceroses upside down by their feet. Credit: Cornell University This was reinforced by a recent study published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, led by faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine, which analyzed the effects of hanging tranquilized black rhinoceroses u...

 E-Mail ITHACA, NY - When it comes to saving endangered species of a certain size, conservationists often have to think outside the box. This was reinforced by a recent study published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, led by faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine, which analyzed the effects of hanging tranquilized black rhinoceroses upside down by their feet. "We found that suspending rhinos by their feet is safer than we thought," said Dr. Robin Radcliffe, senior lecturer in wildlife and conservation medicine and first author of the study. While this finding might sound comical...