Deforestation is increasing every other day to cope with the need for more development. And because of an increase in cutting trees and clearing greenery, wildlife can often be spotted in many places. Wildlife can often be spotted in between humans as they run all around for food and something very similar happened recently. A video of a sambar deer wandering among humans went viral on Twitter. The wild animal ate some food offered by the locals. Read on to know more about the sambar and the video.
A Sambar Visits A Local Tea Stall, Locals Offer Tea & Snacks To It
Samrat Gowda is an Indian Forest Service officer and he shared the video of the wild animal walking around humans on Twitter. He uploaded the video with the caption, “If Sambar goes to local hotel what will they offer?? On a serious note wild animals getting used to human habitations is not a good sign…”
If Sambar goes to local hotel what will they offer??
On a serious note wild animals getting used to human habitations is not a good sign… pic.twitter.com/zMJOuWYWIZ— Dr.Samrat Gowda IFS (@IfsSamrat) November 18, 2022
As shown in the video, the sambar does not really eat all the food items offered to him. While he consumes some food from a man, he skips on sipping the tea offered by another local man. This video was shot in Puliyilappara, according to a report by the Indian Express. Puliyilappara is close to Athirappilly in the Thrissur district of Kerala. The report states that a man talks in Malayam language in the video and he mentioned the location of the sambar in the video.
The Netizens Are Very Concerned About Such Happenings
The IFS Officer shared the video on his Twitter account with a bit of concern. He writes how wildlife wandering in between human habitations is not a good sign. It seems like that not only the IFS officers, Twitterati is concerned about the situation as well. Some Netizens talked about how deforestation is leading to these wild animals coming out of their shelters in search of food. While others emphasised how humans are to blame for such things. A Twitter user even shared how a sambhar does not normally behave like this. Here’s the tweet by Sonali Das:
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This isn’t normal behaviour of a sambhar. Climate changes, loss of habitats and their natural food sources are causing these behavioral changes. Getting addicted to ‘food’ offered by humans will affect their health in a bad way. Sad.
— Sonali Das (@SonaliD82403754) November 19, 2022
It is our responsibility to keep our wildlife safe!
Cover Image Courtesy: Twitter/ Dr.Samrat Gowda IFS (@IfsSamrat)
First Published: November 19, 2022 5:17 PM