Lion Asks Photographer For Help – Wait Until You Find Out Why

Finally the vet had time to answer Paul’s questions. He had found something inside the lion, something that was extremely shocking. The vet had never seen anything like this during his long career, but he knew he had to notify the police immediately. He apologized for having to make Paul wait on his explanation, but calling the police had been urgent.

He finally told Paul what was wrong with the fat lion.

During the five years Paul had been working in the national park, he had sometimes come across poachers, who wanted to hunt down the animals in order to sell parts of them for a lot of money. This practice was illegal, but the money still attracted a lot of people trying to get rich.

These poachers had gone after the lion…

The vet explained that during the surgery, they had found a tracking device in the lion’s stomach. The poachers were tracking the lion so that they could hunt him down whenever he strayed too far away from his group and the park rangers. They were using high-tech equipment to aid them in their activities.

This didn’t go as planned, however…

The body of the lion had tried to expel the foreign object, which lead to an infection and swelling of the stomach. The lion was extremely lucky that he had been spotted by Paul because he wouldn’t have lasted long. He had grown enormously bloated because of the infection.

This also explained why the lion had wandered off so far from his group…

He had probably been wandering alone because he felt seriously ill. The vet explained that the lion probably ingested meat that the poachers had left behind, with the tracking device already in it. These criminals didn’t care about the welfare of the animal, they just wanted to make money off him.

This broke Paul’s heart. He was so glad to have found the lion when he did. But this was not all…

The vet had been able to remove the tracker from the lion’s stomach. With the right antibiotics, rest, and a lot of time, he expected the lion to be able to make it. With the device removed, he also didn’t have to worry about being tracked by the poachers. It looked like everything would be alright.

It didn’t look that way for the poachers, who had made a big mistake…

The police investigated the tracker and found out that the poachers had used a device that also worked the other way. This meant they could track down the poachers and arrest them. They prepared for an operation in which they were planning to catch the people who had done this terrible thing to the poor lion.

They gathered at the poachers’ hideout.

The operation was a huge success. The police managed to arrest ten poachers in their hideout and also found a huge stash of illegal animal produce. Without the tracker, they would have not been able to put such a large dent in this illegal operation. And it all started with a fat lion on the horizon…

They decided to thank photographer Paul.

They gave Paul a medal for his service. The park was safer again, thanks to the watchful eye of the photographer. The lion managed to fully recover and was reunited with his family. He is still alive today and you might be able to see him if you visit the Kafue National Park in Zambia.