--- title: Successful translocation of rare huemul in Patagonia description: Using DANiNJECT equipment for immobilization a team of researchers and veterinarians successfully translocated 5 endangered huemuls. image: https://dan-inject.com/hubfs/Argentina%2c%20Huemul%20darting%2c%20Martin%20Falzone%201.jpeg --- - [Explore](https://dan-inject.com/explore) - [Products](https://dan-inject.com/products) - [All products](https://dan-inject.com/products) - [Injection rifles](https://dan-inject.com/products/tranquilizing-rifles) - [VHF TrackDart](https://dan-inject.com/products/vhf-tracking-dart) - [AirCharge - PCP solution](https://dan-inject.com/products/aircharge) - [CETA-DART](https://dan-inject.com/cetadart-biopsy-dart-for-marine-mammals) - User Instructions - [Chip Dart preparation](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-chip-dart) - [VHF TrackDart preparation](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-vhf-transmitter) - [AirCharge instructions](https://dan-inject.com/pcp-pump-user-instructions) - [Small animal handling rug](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-small-animal-handling-rug) - [Jabstick user instruction](https://dan-inject.com/user-intructions-jabstick-user-instruction) - [Dart loading - air pressure](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-dart-loading-air-pressure) - [Dart maintenance](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-dart-maintenance) - [Recommended needle sizes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-recommended-needle-sizes) - [Cleaning the needles](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-cleaning-the-needles) - [Biopsy needle instruction](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-biopsy-needle-instruction) - [Loading of dart syringes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-loading-of-dart-syringes) - [Unloading of dart syringes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-unloading-of-dart-syringes) - [Cleaning the syringes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-cleaning-the-syringes) - Distributors - [Find a distributor](https://dan-inject.com/distributors) - [Become a distributor](https://dan-inject.com/become-a-daninject-distributor) - [About us](https://dan-inject.com/about) - [Contact](https://dan-inject.com/contact) - [Webshop](https://shop.daninject.com/) [![Daninject\_logo-1-1](https://dan-inject.com/hs-fs/hubfs/avidly/assets/images/Daninject_logo-1-1.png?width=100&height=99&name=Daninject_logo-1-1.png "Daninject_logo-1-1")](https://dan-inject.com) - [Explore](https://dan-inject.com/explore) - [Products](https://dan-inject.com/products) - [All products](https://dan-inject.com/products) - [Injection rifles](https://dan-inject.com/products/tranquilizing-rifles) - [VHF TrackDart](https://dan-inject.com/products/vhf-tracking-dart) - [AirCharge - PCP solution](https://dan-inject.com/products/aircharge) - [CETA-DART](https://dan-inject.com/cetadart-biopsy-dart-for-marine-mammals) - User Instructions - [Chip Dart preparation](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-chip-dart) - [VHF TrackDart preparation](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-vhf-transmitter) - [AirCharge instructions](https://dan-inject.com/pcp-pump-user-instructions) - [Small animal handling rug](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-small-animal-handling-rug) - [Jabstick user instruction](https://dan-inject.com/user-intructions-jabstick-user-instruction) - [Dart loading - air pressure](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-dart-loading-air-pressure) - [Dart maintenance](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-dart-maintenance) - [Recommended needle sizes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-recommended-needle-sizes) - [Cleaning the needles](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-cleaning-the-needles) - [Biopsy needle instruction](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-biopsy-needle-instruction) - [Loading of dart syringes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-loading-of-dart-syringes) - [Unloading of dart syringes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-unloading-of-dart-syringes) - [Cleaning the syringes](https://dan-inject.com/user-instructions-cleaning-the-syringes) - Distributors - [Find a distributor](https://dan-inject.com/distributors) - [Become a distributor](https://dan-inject.com/become-a-daninject-distributor) - [About us](https://dan-inject.com/about) - [Contact](https://dan-inject.com/contact) - [Webshop](https://shop.daninject.com/) ![](https://dan-inject.com/hubfs/Argentina%2c%20Huemul%20darting%2c%20Martin%20Falzone%201.jpeg) Explore ## Successful translocation of rare huemul in Patagonia Using DANiNJECT equipment for immobilization a team of researchers and veterinarians successfully translocated 5 of the endangered animals to study them and enroll them in a breeding program. Written by [Steffen Stræde](https://dan-inject.com/explore/author/steffen-straede) [Featured](https://dan-inject.com/explore/tag/featured) [Explore](https://dan-inject.com/explore/tag/explore) The huemul - or South Andean deer, as it is also known - is rarely sighted, and with less than 2000 animals living in the wild in Chile and Argentina, Patagonia, the species is threatened with extinction.  Therefore, Argentinian veterinarians from Fundación Temaiken, working on a breeding program organized and directed by Fundación Shoonem, needed to translocate a number of animals from the wild to the research facilities. The team used DANiNJECT rifles and darts for the immobilization of the animals to secure both effective and safe sedation of the endangered animals. In late 2022, the team managed to locate and immobilize 5 huemuls that were then successfully translocated to the research facilities. The plan is to release the animals back into the wild at a later time.      ![huemul darting 1](https://dan-inject.com/hs-fs/hubfs/huemul%20darting%201.gif?width=800&height=450&name=huemul%20darting%201.gif) *Werner Flueck, director of the Shoonem project, darting the first Huemul male in 2017.* ![Argentina, Huemul darting, Martin Falzone 4](https://dan-inject.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Argentina%2c%20Huemul%20darting%2c%20Martin%20Falzone%204.jpeg?width=500&height=616&name=Argentina%2c%20Huemul%20darting%2c%20Martin%20Falzone%204.jpeg)![Argentina, Huemul darting, Martin Falzone 6](https://dan-inject.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Argentina%2c%20Huemul%20darting%2c%20Martin%20Falzone%206.jpeg?width=500&height=545&name=Argentina%2c%20Huemul%20darting%2c%20Martin%20Falzone%206.jpeg) *Photo credit: Martin Falzone, Fundacion Temaiken* ## Latest post [See all posts](https://dan-inject.com/explore) #### [![](https://dan-inject.com/hubfs/cetadart%20product2.jpg) 24-09-2026 DANiNJECT acquires CETA-DART to continue manufacturing of marine biopsy darts DANiNJECT has acquired CETA-DART and will continue to manufacture and further develop the well-known biopsy darts for marine mammals.](https://dan-inject.com/explore/daninject-acquires-ceta-dart-to-continue-production-of-marine-biopsy-darts) #### [![](https://dan-inject.com/hubfs/pexels-solce-34761097%20(1).jpeg) 21-09-2026 Protecting the Symbol of the Alps: Fighting Brucellosis in Alpine Ibex To monitor and control the spread of brucellosis among Alpine ibex, the French Biodiversity Agency captures and tests around 150 animals each year in two massifs. 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