Truth Behind Viral Video Claiming To Show Lions Of Gir After Cyclone Tauktae

The video was shared by Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary of Forest and Environment Department, Gujarat, who later deleted it.

As Cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of Gujarat and left behind a trail of destruction this week, a video claiming to show Asiatic lions in the state's Gir forest began doing the rounds of social media. The video was widely circulated on social media, garnering thousands of views. It shows a pride of lions walking through a wet area.  "Movement of Gir forest lions in cyclone battered Amreli district of Gujarat" (Recieved via Whatsapp) pic.twitter.com/JltdmBd7Bq It is regretted that a wrong video was posted along with statement of Lion safety in Gir landscape.PCCF(Wild Life)Sh Shyamal Tikadar has apologised for his lapse & indiscretion.Inconvenience &confusion caused is sincerely regretted with an assurance for double caution in future. pic.twitter.com/ibs6n31LCU Regret any confusion and inconvenience caused by quoting the wrong location & time of the video of the lion pride. It was put as forwarded and is now deleted. Among those who shared the video on Twitter yesterday was Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary of Forest and Environment Department, Gujarat, who wrote that the clip showed that lions were "completely safe in Gir landscape" in the aftermath of the cyclone. Dr Gupta deleted the video -- and replaced it with a clarification this morning -- after it emerged that the clip was actually filmed in South Africa's Mala Mala Game Reserve.  Although Dr Gupta has clarified that the video is not from Gujarat, it is still doing the rounds of social media with misleading captions. Take a look at the video below: