{"id":13032,"date":"2016-01-09T07:04:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T07:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=13032"},"modified":"2016-01-09T07:04:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-09T07:04:33","slug":"tourists-lion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/tourists-lion","title":{"rendered":"Tourists Help Save A Lion Trapped By Poachers In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Appalled at the lion\u2019s condition, the tourists posted picture of it on social media to alert authorities. The pictures they took went viral and caught the world\u2019s attention. \u00a0Their quick thinking ensured that the wounded animal was found and rescued.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The search<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A tourist first reported seeing the lion on Saturday, January 2nd. A search team was immediately dispatched to save the wounded animal. However, the team search the area for an entire day and was unable to find it. Officials believe that by the time the search team made it to the reported location, the lion had ran off into a different section of the park. <\/span>The park is huge. \u00a0It covers an area of 7,523 square miles, or 19,485 square kilometers. This is just under 500 miles short of the size of Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s a perception that it&#8217;s so easy to find these animals and that&#8217;s not true,&#8221; Glenn Phillps, the managing executive of the park said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a 1,400-kilometer boundary which we manage all the time with 700 rangers &#8212; rangers that now must mainly focus on anti-poaching operations,&#8221; he added.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rangers focus largely on protecting the park\u2019s cherished rhino population; rhinos are especially at risk from poachers after the ivory in their horns.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13034\" style=\"width: 718px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cx9ihbpu0aeot0s.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"718\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cx9ihbpu0aeot0s.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cx9ihbpu0aeot0s-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CX9iHbPU0AEoT0S.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Social media helped\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tourists who managed to see the lion posted photos on social media. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cSocial media was \u2018crucial to this operation,\u201d Phillps said. &#8220;Because people were able to communicate and post pictures on Facebook, we were immediately able to get a sense of the condition of the animal for our vets, and we were also able to get markers of where the lion was last seen.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So while the team was unable to track and find the animal, they were able to use the recent pictures posted online. \u00a0The lion was finally found on Tuesday, January 5th. \u00a0It is a good thing they found it when they did &#8211; the lion was walking through a river full of crocodiles. \u00a0He was tranquilized by a dart shot from a helicopter. \u00a0After the animal was unconscious and rescued, a team of doctors took a look at his wounds. \u00a0They concluded that the lion was not severely wounded and would be able to make a full recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13035\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cycw6q1wsaahsdy.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"703\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cycw6q1wsaahsdy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cycw6q1wsaahsdy-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CYCw6Q1WsAAhsdY.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A brutal method of killing<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The use of snares &#8211; a trap with a noose &#8211; to capture and kill animals is a serious problem at the park. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;It is a totally indiscriminate and brutal way of killing,&#8221; Phillps said. &#8220;Usually the harder the animal struggles, the tighter the snare becomes.&#8221; \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This lion was very lucky to break away from the trap and the rescuers were able to remove it. \u00a0The pictures shared on social media looked extremely gruesome. \u00a0But luckily, the lion was not as hurt as it looked. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;What the vets found was that the skin on the surface was damaged and broken, but the actual tissue below was intact,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So the wound looked a lot worse than it actually was.&#8221; \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lion may have escaped his fate, but many are not so lucky. \u00a0This is still a major issue throughout national parks in African countries. \u00a0Hopefully this incident has created more awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13036\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/160106062554-south-africa-lion-treated-by-vets-large-169.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/160106062554-south-africa-lion-treated-by-vets-large-169.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/160106062554-south-africa-lion-treated-by-vets-large-169-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160106062554-south-africa-lion-treated-by-vets-large-169.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/black-mambas\" target=\"_blank\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0A Female South African Anti Poaching-Unit Wins A Big Award From The U.N.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div 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