‘Every life is precious’: IAS officer shares a heartwarming video of a deer rescue

Sharing the clip that shows the deer being released in the forested area, Sahu wrote, “Safe rescue and release of a Spotted Deer from an open well by the Forest Dept with assistance from the Fire & Rescue personnel. Well done DFO, Tiruvallur and Team  Every life is precious #TNForest #rescue”.

Safe rescue and release of a Spotted Deer from an open well by the Forest Dept with assistance from the Fire & Rescue personnel. Well done DFO, Tiruvallur and Team 👍 Every life is precious #TNForest #rescue pic.twitter.com/eudlGHe8Hn

— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) May 11, 2022

She also shared two images, one of which showed the deer being trapped in the open well, while the other had a rescue worker descending into the well to save the distressed animal.

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— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) May 11, 2022

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— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) May 11, 2022

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Sahu’s post gathered over 300 likes on Twitter within a few hours of being posted. Many netizens congratulated the forest department for saving the deer. Commenting on her post, a Twitter user wrote, “There is still humanity in this world. great effort”. Another person said, “God bless all of you”.

In March, Sahu had shared a video of an elephant’s rescue. The video, shot in Tamil Nadu’s Gudalur municipality, showed forest officials successfully pulling an elephant out of a swamp with the help of a rope.

In April, she shared another video that was shot at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. The video showed officials from the Tamil Nadu forest department treating an elephant that was struggling because of a parasitic infection.