Viral Video: Human-wildlife conflicts are becoming more widespread and common as human populations increase and animal habitats are destroyed. In one such recent incident, forest department personnel found a Sambar deer inside a house in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, and saved it.
An image of a sambar deer lazily standing in a living room was shared by Indian Forest Service employee Gaurav Sharma. The image’s caption read, “This Sambar became famous today.” Around 1000 people saw RO Vivek Jain and his team in Vijayraogarh, Katni, rescue it from a house.
Video went viral
He posted two more videos of the deer being saved in subsequent tweets. In the opening video, a group of men are seen encircling the deer in a net and removing it from the house. In the second video, a group of curious bystanders has gathered outside the house to observe the rescue effort.More than 21,000 people have viewed and liked this post that was published on January 21.
Rescue efforts annoy online users
One user wrote, ”I think it has come in search of the area where its ancestors lived.” A second user questioned the method employed to rescue the deer which is generally considered docile. He commented, ”Was there a need for so much drama for a docile animal like the Sambar? Could a forest official not just have attracted it with some eats and led it to a truck for relocation? I have come across multiple deer in IIT/M and I have never seen even one being aggressive.”
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