THE EFFECTS OF THE 2015 GÜMÜŞHANE FOREST FİRE ON TWO WİLD ANİMALS AND TREATMENT OPTİONS
When wild animals encounter a forest fire, the live fear and anxiety feelings and the run away to protect themselves. The behavioral patterns of wild mammals during forest fire are different than each other. While small mammals, in general, seek a place to take shelter, big mammals tend to run away afield the fire area. Our cases consisted of a wild goat and a baby roe deer that were injured while escaping from the forest fire in 2015. For the chevrotain it’s first aid made by a farmer living in the area, It was determined traumatic arthritis on its left joint and open wounds on a few locations on its body. On the other hand, it was determined that the roedeer cub was trembling with fear, affected by smoke, breathing heavily and slight. In both of our cases, it was seen post trauma stress disorder formed and rejecting food and water. But it was also observed that after treatment, the general state of roedeer cub cured and its appetite worked up. As for the wild goat, it was also observed that one day after beginning the treatment of arthritis and open wound, it has started to have feed and drink water. In the treatment, Batticon solution bathing onto joint has been administered. For the open wound treatment, a combination of Furacin and Madecassol Pomade was used.
Keywords: Disaster, Forest Fire, Roedeer, Wild Goat, Wounding.
