Video shows trucker chasing lions in Gujarat forest

  • | Wednesday | 21st February, 2018

The forest department had assured inquiry after an outrage, but till date nobody has been booked.The apathy of forest department has created outrage among animal lovers and lion protection groups. A video went viral in November last year showing a biker chasing a lion. RAJKOT: Depicting miserable conditions of Asiatic lions, a video is being widely circulated on social media platforms in which a trucker is seen chasing a lioness and its three cubs in Greater Gir forest area.According to the local villagers, the video was shot near Pipavav Port state highway in Rajula taluka of Amreli district in Gujarat.The truck driver is speaking in Hindi and is chasing lions while a person sitting next to him is capturing the video on his mobile phone. The truck might have come to Pipavav Port from outside the state.The video shows a lioness and three cubs running in fear as the truck chases them.“Forest department has hired trackers and deputed foresters in all lion habitats but they are careless in protecting the endangered animal," wildlife activist Atabhai Wagh said,The higher officials of the forest department are investigating the matter.However, it's not a one-off incident.

RAJKOT: Depicting miserable conditions of Asiatic lions, a video is being widely circulated on social media platforms in which a trucker is seen chasing a lioness and its three cubs in Greater Gir forest area.According to the local villagers, the video was shot near Pipavav Port state highway in Rajula taluka of Amreli district in Gujarat.The truck driver is speaking in Hindi and is chasing lions while a person sitting next to him is capturing the video on his mobile phone. The truck might have come to Pipavav Port from outside the state.The video shows a lioness and three cubs running in fear as the truck chases them.“Forest department has hired trackers and deputed foresters in all lion habitats but they are careless in protecting the endangered animal," wildlife activist Atabhai Wagh said,The higher officials of the forest department are investigating the matter.However, it's not a one-off incident. A video went viral in November last year showing a biker chasing a lion. The forest department had assured inquiry after an outrage, but till date nobody has been booked.The apathy of forest department has created outrage among animal lovers and lion protection groups.

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