IAS officer Supriya Sahu has shared a concerning video showing some people attempting to get their photos clicked with a herd of wild elephants. In the clip, the herd can be seen crossing a road, while a man poses in the foreground while his companion takes a selfie of themselves. The men scuttle away when the elephants suddenly pick up pace, appearing to almost charge towards them before continuing on their way to the other side of the road.
“Selfie craze with wildlife can be deadly. These people were simply lucky that these gentle giants chose to pardon their behaviour. Otherwise, it does not take much for mighty elephants to teach people a lesson,” Sahu tweeted. It certainly does not bode well for the safety of either the elephants or the people involved.
Selfie craze with wildlife can be deadly. These people were simply lucky that these gentle giants chose to pardon their behaviour. Otherwise, it does not take much for mighty elephants to teach people a lesson. video-shared pic.twitter.com/tdxxIDlA03— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) August 6, 2022
I felt same ????— stay humble (@stayhumbledeepu) August 6, 2022
That selfie you want to talk with the mighty elephant might as well be the very last one you will be able to take! https://t.co/WmznhA9Jap— Delfina (@delfina_1001) August 7, 2022
Height of immaturity and lack of knowledge. Sheer providence saved them. https://t.co/V1yMAfUVQs— VIVEKANAND PADMANABHAN (@wewakepad) August 7, 2022
A right advice at the cost of inescapable repetition as it continues to fall on deaf ears. https://t.co/1yZq7upBB0— Imayavaramban (@Imayava62548060) August 6, 2022
The bigger question is about permission granted for highways to cut through reserved forests; a complete invasion on lands meant for Wildlife, now further by the amendment of Wildlife Protection Act. https://t.co/eumIxbYrDy— Rajeev Suri (@rsuri54) August 6, 2022
Recently, another such concerning video had surfaced. Uploaded on Twitter by IFS official Susanta Nanda, the video shows a rhinoceros running berserk in a town full of people. “When the human settlement strays into a rhino habitat… Don’t confuse with Rhino straying in to a town,” read the caption of the video.
In the clip, the rhinoceros can be seen racing down a street. There have been no reports of anyone being injured.
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