The crew breaks the rules trying to rescue a poisoned lion cub [Video]

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After a family of Masai Mara lions in Kenya ate a poison bait, filed by members of the local tribe who claim that feral cats eat their cattle, a young lion cub fell particularly ill.

Veterinarians have been called in to help, which violates the traditional rule of the animal documentary of simple observation and never intervene.

Unfortunately, despite all the efforts of his team of veterinarians, the lion cub could not be saved.

"The crew's attachment to the lions is what makes it so difficult to handle," said Sir Attenborough.

Cameraman John Aitchison said, "That's just wrong, is not it? The lions are so in danger. "

A veterinary unit of Mara Mobile said the crew had not called the vets but had alerted the management team of the reserve.

The report says:[the lions] were seen during the morning behaving strangely by a BBC crew filming them. They informed the leadership of the Masai Mara National Reserve and the governor's camp, who in turn requested the help of the veterinary unit. "

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"What you are talking about is knowing if they have intervened in something that involves human beings. It's not the same as intervening in natural processes, "he said.

A spokesman for the BBC said: "The crew was, to our knowledge, the first person to find the pride of an unstable state, with some members feeling unwell.

"After watching them, they worried and called the direction of the safari lodge where they were based, who then informed the wildlife authorities. It was the authorities who made the decision to use wildlife veterinarians to help the lions. "

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