A lion was found roaming the streets in eastern Saudi Arabia on October 12. A lioness was spotted strolling down the streets of the Saudi city of Al Khobar, in the Kingdom’s Eastern Region, local media reported.
#السعودية الحياة الفطرية: السيطرة على #أسد طليق بعد تلقي بلاغ عن وجوده في أحد الشوارع بمدينة #الخبر.
حيث تم التعامل مع #الأسد وتخديره ونقله إلى مركز الإيواء تحت رعاية متخصصين وإشراف بيطري،وتمت السيطرة دون وقوع أي ضرر على السكان أو على الكائن#المركز_الوطني_لتنمية_الحياة_الفطرية pic.twitter.com/csagDkC4hV
— خليجية نيوز (@khalejianews) October 12, 2021
Videos circulating online caused panic among residents of Al-Khobar, who waited for the National Centre for the Development of Wildlife to come and deal with the situation.
Upon arrival, authorities seized the lion without causing any harm to the animal. They managed to sedate it so that they could move it to the center’s shelter for wild animals, where the animal is under the care of specialists.
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