덫에 부상당한 사자의 구사일생 Dying lion is rescued after staggering across road in front of horrified safari group..(VIDEO)
Happy ending for king of the jungle caught in a poacher's snare: Dying lion is rescued after staggering across road in front of horrified safari group in apparent plea for help
The ensnared male lion lies on a road with his eyes closed in Kruger National Park in South Africa
- Young male lion was found in South Africa's Kruger National Park
- Shocked tourists alerted authorities and posted lion's photos on Facebook
- Vets treated the wild animal and released it to wilderness
- Injured lion can easily die from infection or be killed by packs of hyena
by Ki Chul Hwang
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Tourists driving around one of South Africa's top national parks were left horrified after they discovered a dying lion with a snare around its neck.
The injured young male was found staggering across the road by holidaymakers Meliska Viljoen and Meike Pettit, who immediately flashed the news to Kruger National Park's officials.
Within hours, the road was blocked to tourists and veterinarians set off to locate the lion.
The ensnared male lion lies on a road with his eyes closed in Kruger National Park in South Africa
The young male lion was found in agony, staggering across the road as in plea for help
Holidaymakers Meliska Vijoen (L) and Meike Pettit (R) immediately called park's authorities
Viljoen posted graphic pictures of the injured lion to the SANParks - Kruger National Park group on Facebook, triggering a heated reaction among users.
She wrote that her safari group 'found the lion in the road clearly asking for help', adding that she attempted to summon help for the lion without avail.
To this, one group member commented: 'I would like to see what is SANPark's reply on this....if they are going to reply at all. They are just getting money from visitors and donors, but do not care about the animals'.
After hundreds of comments, another group member said: 'I understand everyone is concerned about the lion in the snare. But can people please control their emotions? SANPark rangers are looking out for it and will attend to the animal as soon as the necessary equipment and medication are available.'
Injured lion can easily die from infection or be killed by packs of hyena, but this particular big cat can consider itself lucky as vets managed to remove the device after working round-the-clock to save him.
The park's veterinary team (pictured) worked round-the-clock to patch up the lion
Kruger National Park members were criticised on Facebook for the alleged slow response in finding the lion
Meike and Meliska (second and third from the left) were both on a safari in the park when they found the injured animal
At one point, the experts thought they might have to put the animal down because the snare had pierced one of its eyes.
But eventually the good news was posted to Facebook by the Wildheart Wildlife Foundation. 'All went well. The lion is now awake and will be monitored.'
He later returned into the wild.
Lions have soft skin and as they follow along game trails in national parks in search of prey, they are susceptible to getting caught in the traps.
Park rangers believe hunters may have laid the snare in the hope of catching smaller animals for food.
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