2023-09-29 19:18:54
Crampons in the mouth
When the Capricorn mommy showed up, a race against time began
A female ibex had to be freed from a crampons in her mouth. The rescue operation lasted several days.
Updated29. September 2023, 9:18 p.m
This injured female ibex urgently needed help: a crampons was stuck in her mouth.
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After several days, relief finally came on September 27, 2023: a team from the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB) was able to help the female ibex.
OFB/Antoine Grellier
Hikers discovered an injured ibex in Haute-Savoie, France.
The animal had a crampons in its mouth.
It had to be anesthetized to save it.
Videos of hikers made the rounds on social media for weeks an ibex in the Dent d’Oche massif in Haute-Savoie, France. The animal appeared to be injured; there was a crampons in its mouth that had probably been left behind after a mountain tour. The clips were shared online, but little could be done to help the ibex – the animal could not be caught.
“We heard small metallic noises, it sounded like bells,” is how a hiker described the situation after an encounter with the ibex. «We were getting closer. At first I thought it was a tuft of grass, but when I looked closer I saw they were studs.” The man notified the local animal shelter.
Hikers reported the injured animal to the authorities
He wasn’t the only one who raised the alarm: other concerned people informed the nearest refuge and nature conservation associations from the region about the dramatic situation. The French Office for Biodiversity (OFB) was also contacted, as “20 Minutes” reports. Those responsible organized a joint operation to save the animal.
A first rescue attempt was started a week ago on Wednesday. Without success. The female ibex jumped away from the animal protection group, frightened. Six days later, three employees of the French Office for Biodiversity, accompanied by a veterinarian, attempted a second capture attempt.
Only the second attempt worked
After walking for several hours, the team discovered the female resting on a rocky outcropping with her kid. The rescuers approached carefully and anesthetized the animal with an injection dart. As the female was immobilized, the vet began to pull out the crampons. As it turned out, a link of the high-speed equipment was caught in one of the animal’s teeth.
As soon as the Capricorn mother woke up, she ran away with her boy, who had stayed away during the procedure.
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