Lion Rapid Response Team | Best Job Ever

I’m a first responder for Lions in

I’m a first responder for Lions in Gorongosa National Park every day we’re

Gorongosa National Park every day we’re

Gorongosa National Park every day we’re out there working with lions very slowly

out there working with lions very slowly

out there working with lions very slowly just to see what she’s up to

just to see what she’s up to

just to see what she’s up to Gorongosa National Park is undergoing a

Gorongosa National Park is undergoing a

Gorongosa National Park is undergoing a remarkable recovery after two decades of

remarkable recovery after two decades of

remarkable recovery after two decades of civil war but Lions are not coming back

civil war but Lions are not coming back

civil war but Lions are not coming back as strong as we’d expected right now one

as strong as we’d expected right now one

as strong as we’d expected right now one in three of our Lions are either killed

in three of our Lions are either killed

in three of our Lions are either killed or maimed in purchase snares our job

or maimed in purchase snares our job

or maimed in purchase snares our job here is to make sure that they do make a

here is to make sure that they do make a

here is to make sure that they do make a strong comeback and recover to their

strong comeback and recover to their

strong comeback and recover to their fullest potential

fullest potential

fullest potential we have GPS collars on Lions so we can

we have GPS collars on Lions so we can

we have GPS collars on Lions so we can track them every four hours and I’ll

track them every four hours and I’ll

track them every four hours and I’ll scout sweep through their areas and

scout sweep through their areas and

scout sweep through their areas and clean out snares and steel tor traps

clean out snares and steel tor traps

clean out snares and steel tor traps that poaches a setting a rapid-response

that poaches a setting a rapid-response

that poaches a setting a rapid-response veterinary unit is making sure that

veterinary unit is making sure that

veterinary unit is making sure that every lion in our study area is in good

every lion in our study area is in good

every lion in our study area is in good health if they are not then we are ready

health if they are not then we are ready

health if they are not then we are ready to intervene if that means taking a wire

to intervene if that means taking a wire

to intervene if that means taking a wire snare over foot or treating an infection

snare over foot or treating an infection

snare over foot or treating an infection we can actually save the Lions life

even though lions live inside national

even though lions live inside national parks they still need to be protected of

parks they still need to be protected of

parks they still need to be protected of course it’s our job and our passion but

course it’s our job and our passion but

course it’s our job and our passion but every now and again you’re just hit by

every now and again you’re just hit by

every now and again you’re just hit by this feeling of such privilege to be

this feeling of such privilege to be

this feeling of such privilege to be with these animals in the wilderness