Viral Video: India is home to almost 75% of the world’s tiger population. Due to this fact it was awarded the UNEP – Asia Environmental Enforcement Award in 2019. IFS officer Ramesh Pandey of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve was celebrated for his contribution to helping tigers to thrive. He took to social media when he and his team came across a troubling situation when they spotted a tiger being swept away by the strong currents of the Gerua river in Uttar Pradesh.
The event was posted by Pandey on his official Twitter account. The officer captioned his post, “A young looking tiger tried to cross Gerua river along the heavy current but flown away up to Girijapuri barrage in Bahraich. Tiger looked in trouble.”
The video went viral and garnered almost 75K views and over 1k likes.
He added, “However, the tiger being a powerful and great swimmer, could cross the river against the current, and reached in jungles of Katerniaghat, part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.”
While the rescue team began preparing for a rescue mission, the tiger remained afloat despite the strong current. Using its own strength, the tiger managed to reach the forest of Katerniaghat, which is also a part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. In a subsequent video, Pandey further showcased how the tiger made it safely back to the ground.
Despite confirmation that the Tiger safely made it back into the jungle, a rescue team followed his path to further monitor its safe passage.
Pandey concluded, “The team lead by Aakash Badhawan monitored the safe passage to tiger and other wildlife during high flood times in Katerniaghat. Monsoon in Terai is a tough time for protection and patrolling.”
As soon as the clip surfaced online, netizens in large numbers lauded the Indian forest services’ efforts of managing the entire situation.
A user wrote, “Good teamwork… I see drone there..good application of technology..”, another added, “Relieved to see the tiger swim back to safety”.
Many were also astonished at the strength of the tiger and stated, “What a powerful creature.” A third user also added a funny Bollywood twist to the entire situation and called it “Tiger Zinda hai.”
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