Wednesday 07/May/2025 – 07:48 AM
The security services in the Red Sea, once again, managed to seize the lion cub being displayed to visitors in a Safari tourism camps in Hurghada without obtaining the necessary permits.
For the third time .. The lion cub was caught inside one of the Safari tourism camps
The environmental protection police in the Red Sea, in coordination with the Red Sea reserves, were able to seize the lion cub inside one of the Safari tourism camps in the desert of Hurghada, during an enlarged security campaign launched by the relevant agencies to control environmental violations and monitor the wild animals offered without legal permits within the safari camps.
Initial investigations revealed that the campaign moved after several complaints received from the tourists, and in response to environmental reports regarding the spread of serious environmental violations in a number of camps, which included displaying animals and predators and dangerous reptiles such as toxic snakes, including cobra, crocodiles, and lions, in addition to turtles and humanity, in an explicit violation of the laws of the environment and wildlife, without providing the limit The lower public safety procedures for visitors.
Investigations indicated that the camp in which Shill al -Assad has been seized, does not have any environmental permits that allow the display of these animals, which are legally assumed to be in licensed places such as zoos, under strict veterinary supervision, and the application of all necessary procedures.
Investigations confirmed that the presence of these types in an inappropriate environment that endangers them and constitutes a threat to the desert ecosystem in the region and the repetition of these violations threatens the safety of visitors and tourists, violates the environmental rules, and that the introduction of animals from incompatible environments may cause the deployment of diseases that affect local organisms, or violate the environmental balance in the Red Sea region.
The seized cub was seized, and the incident was presented to the investigation authorities to conduct investigations and take legal measures against those responsible for the incident.
