Januari 31, 2017
a dying lion with a snare around its neckwas found ‘begging for help’ on a road in south africa.two tourists, meliska vijoen and meike pettit, came across the young male staggering towardsthem while on a safari tour in kruger national park. they immediately alert park officials andposted pictures of the injured animal on facebook. ‘[our safari group] found the lion in theroad clearly asking for help,’ meliska vijoen wrote on the post, adding that help was slowto arrive. hundreds of social media users commented onthe post, rallying to save the beast. park rangers meanwhile closed off the roadand dispatched vets to track down and rescue the lion. it was a race against the clock.
park officials found the lion a few hourslater, sedated him and worked on removing the snare.there was a moment vets believed they might have to put the animal down, after discoveringthe snare had pierced his eyeball, but luckily they were eventually able to patch him up.‘all went well. the lion is now awake and will be monitored,’ a spokesman wrote onthe wild heart wildlife foundation’s facebook page afterwards.
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