{"id":94296,"date":"2021-05-21T15:44:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T10:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=94296"},"modified":"2021-05-21T16:35:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T11:05:38","slug":"video-from-south-africa-shared-as-pride-of-lions-spotted-at-gir-after-cyclone-taukte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-south-africa-shared-as-pride-of-lions-spotted-at-gir-after-cyclone-taukte\/","title":{"rendered":"Video from South Africa shared as pride of lions spotted at Gir after Cyclone Taukte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclone Tauktae made landfall along Gujarat\u2019s coastal region including Saurashtra on May 17 around 20 km northeast of Diu (66 km away from Gir Forest), reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/environment\/cyclone-tauktae-shows-why-north-indian-ocean-is-now-whacky-77023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Down to Earth<\/a>. It left a trail of destruction in the other four states on the country\u2019s western coast. In the backdrop of this, a video of a pride of lions crossing a dam has been circulated by several government officials with the claim that the pride was spotted in Gir Forest.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President of Gujarat State Football Association Parimal Nathwani posted the video on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/393768164105774\/posts\/1944006149081960\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/7enTp\">Twitter<\/a> accounts, cumulatively drawing close to 30,000 views.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94349 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/af42c565-cceb-4481-8d53-b7e99761c0ef.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/af42c565-cceb-4481-8d53-b7e99761c0ef.png 459w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/af42c565-cceb-4481-8d53-b7e99761c0ef-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Gujarat&#8217;s Additional Chief Secretary (Forest &amp; Environment Dept) Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/3iVYN\">tweeted<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"> the video and wrote, &#8220;Lions are completely safe in Gir landscape in the aftermath of #Tauktecyclone. @GujForestDept Field staff has kept constant monitoring of lion movement. A rare video of a Pride in Akolvadi range Gir West crossing a waterway safely, being shared.&#8221; This gained close to one lakh views. Gupta&#8217;s tweet was quote-tweeted by the Minister of Environment, Forest &amp; Climate Change <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/O3AhM\">Prakash Javadekar<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94297 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.18.28-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.18.28-AM.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.18.28-AM-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Similarly, Odisha-based Indian Forest Services officer Susanta Nanda also <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210520101347\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/susantananda3\/status\/1395247401342963717\">tweeted<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"> the video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/IMG_20210521_104953-e1621591348162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/IMG_20210521_104953-e1621591348162.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/IMG_20210521_104953-e1621591348162-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/IMG_20210521_104953-e1621591348162-662x1024.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, several media outlets amplified the clip, including <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/fVArE\">Prasar Bharati News Services<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/xrMf3\">India Today,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210521062020\/https:\/\/www.oneindia.com\/india\/watch-in-aftermath-of-cyclone-tauktae-lions-at-gir-safely-crossing-overflowing-waterway-3261980.html\">One India<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210521061108\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/otvnews\/status\/1395377616480215047\">Odisha TV<\/a>. India Today Foreign Affairs Editor <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/uFkoZ\">Geeta Mohan<\/a> tweeted an India Today <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210520063323\/https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/lions-of-gir-forest-unharmed-by-cyclone-tauktae-watch-video-1804710-2021-05-20?utm_source=twshare&amp;utm_medium=socialicons&amp;utm_campaign=shareurltracking\">article<\/a> on the same topic.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-94296 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-south-africa-shared-as-pride-of-lions-spotted-at-gir-after-cyclone-taukte\/screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11-40-59-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.40.59-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.40.59-AM.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.40.59-AM-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-south-africa-shared-as-pride-of-lions-spotted-at-gir-after-cyclone-taukte\/screenshot-2021-05-21-at-2-44-04-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-2.44.04-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-2.44.04-PM.png 530w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-2.44.04-PM-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-south-africa-shared-as-pride-of-lions-spotted-at-gir-after-cyclone-taukte\/screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11-54-22-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.54.22-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.54.22-AM.png 533w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.54.22-AM-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-south-africa-shared-as-pride-of-lions-spotted-at-gir-after-cyclone-taukte\/screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11-42-49-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.42.49-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.42.49-AM.png 528w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-11.42.49-AM-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>VIDEO FROM SOUTH AFRICA<\/h4>\n<p>The video in question was uploaded by Mala Mala Game Reserve, a South Africa-based safari company, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=4053392021379058\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLOOT1MnNxn\/?utm_medium=copy_link\">Instagram<\/a> in February. Neither is the clip related to Cyclone Tauktae nor is it from Gujarat&#8217;s Gir forest.<\/p>\n<p>MalaMala Game Reserve wrote on Instagram, &#8220;The first of the big sightings was a pride of lions (Nkuhuma pride). We witnessed them stalk a herd of impalas, but the hunt was foiled by some cubs moving through an open area which gave the lions&#8217; presence away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94309 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-12.12.13-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-12.12.13-PM.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-12.12.13-PM-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-12.12.13-PM-768x552.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wildlife safari company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLNWpHzgBOK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ed35718d-3abf-44cb-ae4d-3ae0b381c9f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legend Safaris<\/a> had also uploaded the video on its Instagram page on February 13.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a808b28f-3b22-4007-ba1b-0dcc61558ae6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a808b28f-3b22-4007-ba1b-0dcc61558ae6.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a808b28f-3b22-4007-ba1b-0dcc61558ae6-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a808b28f-3b22-4007-ba1b-0dcc61558ae6-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/a808b28f-3b22-4007-ba1b-0dcc61558ae6-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gujarat&#8217;s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) &amp; Chief Wildlife Warden Shyamal Tikadar later issued an apology stating that the video was sent to him by an eminent &#8220;wildlife enthusiast&#8221;. He also wrote, &#8220;The veracity of the clip could not be ascertained as the staff was involved in massive tracking and rescue operations.&#8221; While he said that the video caused confusion, the apology does not explicitly state it is not from India.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is regretted that a wrong video was posted along with statement of Lion safety in Gir landscape.PCCF(Wild Life)Sh Shyamal Tikadar has apologised for his lapse &amp; indiscretion.Inconvenience &amp;confusion caused is sincerely regretted with an assurance for double caution in future. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ibs6n31LCU\">pic.twitter.com\/ibs6n31LCU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta (@drrajivguptaias) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drrajivguptaias\/status\/1395648065000726530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A video of a pride of lions from South Africa-based MalaMala Game Reserve was therefore shared by multiple forest department officials and media outlets with the false claim that the video shows the lions safe in Gujarat&#8217;s Gir forest after Cyclone Tauktae struck the west coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclone Tauktae made landfall along Gujarat\u2019s coastal region including Saurashtra on May 17 around 20 km northeast of Diu (66 km away from Gir Forest), reported Down to Earth. 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