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上週末，臉書上流傳一張血腥照片，一隻獅子頸部受傷，看似幾乎斷頭。這是兩位在南非克魯格國家公園（Kruger National Park）遊覽的觀光客拍下的，她們說這隻獅子在路上蹣跚行走，脖子被狩獵圈套纏住。
二女把獅子的模樣拍了下來，立刻去求救。但可惜的是，她們找到管理者時，獅子已經走掉了。
於是她們急忙把獅子的照片PO上臉書，希望能加速搜尋。
她們顯然對國家公園管理處的救援行動很不滿意。
果然，這則故事在社群媒體上，像野火一般延燒開來。
但是要找獅子，說的比做的容易…克魯格國家公園相當大，近二萬平方公里，大約等同以色列的面積了。這麼多的樹林，怎麼找啊？
兩天後，獅子在一條鱷魚出沒的河邊現蹤了！當局出動直升機，發射麻醉鏢，終於把這隻「大貓」救了起來。
救援隊把纏在獅脖上的圈套解開，並幫牠療傷。
這陷阱不但勒傷了獅子的頸部，還把牠眼睛都刺穿了。
當局認為這圈套是偷獵者設下，要捕小型動物的。
這種陷阱通常是用一條鋼索勒住動物的頸子，動物越掙扎，勒得越緊。
這隻獅子名叫Percy，牠已被放生，園方表示牠恢復狀況良好。
從這個故事我們學到什麼呢？國家公園管理處並不差嘛，偷獵者才可惡！另外，「九命怪貓」果然名不虛傳！
英文原文：
Images of a lion with a gruesome neck injury surfaced on Facebook over the weekend. They were posted by two tourists on safari in Kruger National Park, who say they saw the lion stumbling on a road with a snare wrapped around its neck.
The women snapped a few images and quickly went to find help. Unfortunately, by the time they reached authorities, the lion had already wandered off.
The women frantically turned to Facebook, posting images of the lion in hopes of speeding up the search.
Obviously, dissatisfied with the rescue efforts by park authorities.
And the story didn’t take long to spread like wildfire on social media.
But, finding the lion was easier said than done. Kruger National Park is rather large, rounding out at about 7,500 square miles. It’s roughly the size of Israel. That’s a lot of bush to sort through.
After two days, the lion was spotted wandering around a crocodile-infested river. Using a tranquilizing dart … and helicopter, officials were finally able to catch the big cat.
After removing the snare, rescuers were able to treat the injured lion.
The snare had cut up the lion’s neck and pierced one of his eyes.
They believe the trap was set up by poachers trying to catch smaller game.
A snare typically consists of a wire that tightens around an animal’s neck as it struggles to free itself.
The lion, named Percy, has since been released and the park reports he is recovering well.
Moral of the story? Park officials don’t suck, poachers do … and cats really do have nine lives.
