Hematological findings of free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) from eastern Turkey, obtained by blood film evaluation

Hematology is one of the best population health indicators, and quickest way to gain insight into some hematological parameters blood film evaluation. Sometimes, due inability store blood, unavailability instruments during field work, or insufficient amount for complete analysis, evaluation could be only method obtaining information about changes. The brown bears (Ursus arctos) often endangered, protected as an important integral species terrestrial communities. Since any baseline data free-living endangered are particularly important, aim this study was test possibility using evaluation, source data, assessment animal’s and, consequently, status. Blood films seventeen from eastern Turkey were evaluated assess morphology erythrocytes leukocytes, estimate total leukocyte count, determine differential look presence cell inclusions hemoparasites. Rouleaux formations present in twelve animals, poikilocytosis four, while parasitic nematodes, microfilariae, found nine out bears. results confirmed that alone use assessing status, but more accurate need analyzed. New findings study, such rouleaux microfilaria Turkey, have opened door further investigation field.