Brave Rescuers Save A Trapped Cougar In Utah

We’re big fans of amazing animal rescues here at LifeDaily and we know well that no two go exactly the same way.

Whether our heroes are rushing to save a group of puppies like in this touching story or a gigantic elephant who is on the brink of drowning, every animal rescue has one thing in common – the animal needs to somehow go against their natural instincts and trust the humans who’ve come to help them.

As you can see in this incredible rescue of a deer trapped on an icy lake, anyone can call animal control for a lost baby in their backyard, but it takes a very brave person to help certain kinds of animal.

That’s why it comes as no surprise that the following heart-pounding video from MrCordoniz has started to go viral. In the shocking clip, we see professional animal rescuers from the Division of Wildlife Resources in Utah work hard to free an angry, ferocious mountain lion from a bobcat trap.

DWR conservation officer Mark Ekins told KSL.com that it’s illegal to intentionally trap a cougar in his state and although sometimes they get caught in traps, the animals can usually escape on their own.

However, sometimes they need to step in like Ekins does in the video below. “If I wasn’t nervous or started to lack respect for the power of that animal, it could potentially be very dangerous,” Ekins said of the video he recorded.

“I’m nervous and I’m extremely careful when doing it. … I’ve probably only done three in my career that were as big as the one you saw. That was a really big one.”

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