Rajkot: Often we come across ferocity of wild animals but how far a human is civilized in these modern times is revealed in a shocking video footage where two men are seen harassing Asiatic Lioness for food.
Seen in the video footage these two men are playing with the lioness’s food –a live hen. The video footage shows how two locals from Gir-Somnath district have been harassing the wild animal trying to throw her bait and enjoy her desperate attempts to have grab it.
The two men have been arrested after the video went viral on social media were the men can be seen standing at a very little distance from the lioness holding the bait teasing her while a woman is seen cooking.
Video clips found from seven persons, who were arrested from a village of Gir-Somnath district for such illegal activity last month, show how locals harass the lions by throwing bait and relish the feline’s desperate attempts to grab it.
A video that went viral on Wednesday shows two persons, one of them with a hen in his hand, teasing a lioness standing just a few feet away from him on a farm. These persons are partying on the farm while a village woman is cooking for them.
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As the two men enjoy teasing the lion with her bait, one of them also asks his friend to make roar. The man then pulls the chicken closer drawing the lioness even closer as she roars. The man does this so seamlessly as if it were one of his routines.
The man can also be seen shooing the lion away while discussing how this is third hen they are feeding her today.
“Look how it is salivating on seeing the hen,” one of them remarks laughing to their hearts.
The woman can also be heard saying not to tease the lioness even more as it can attack if enraged. Finally, the man holding the hen throws it at the lioness who grabs it turns away dispersing into the field.
Chief conservator of forests, wildlife, D T Vasavada said, “This video and several others were recovered from the mobile phones of seven people arrested last month for illegal lion shows in Gir-Gadhada. The fact that the lion is not attacking the perpetrators despite being harassed and coming so close shows that such activity is routine for them. The lions might be used to getting food in this manner,” says Vasavada.
Located in Juanagadh district, Gir-Gadhda is near Sasan which has many resorts. These resorts also offer to show lion to their guests at a heavy price.
On May 19, The police arrested seven persons, including four persons from Ahmedabad, for illegally watching lion show in Babaria range. The four persons from Ahmedabad were tourists and opted to stay at a farmhouse near Sasan.