Forest department officers rescue a Sambar that strayed into a home in MP. Watch

A Sambar deer got into a house in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, and was rescued by forest department officers. Several onlookers gathered around the house to witness the rescue operation.

In the recent past, there have been several instances where wild animals and humans have come in close contact with each other. These occurrences can often prove to be dangerous for both animals and humans. Now, a Sambar deer wandered inside a residence in Katni in Madhya Pradesh and was rescued by forest department officers.

Rescue of Sambar deer by forest officers in Madhya Pradesh.(Twitter/@GauravS_IFS)

In a post shared by Indian Forest Service officer Gaurav Sharma, he said, "This Sambar became famous today. Around 1000 people witnessed it's rescue from a house by RO Vivek Jain and his team in Vijayraogarh, Katni. " The officer also shared two videos of the Sambar deer being rescued from the house.

The first video shows several men carefully wrapping up the deer in a net to take it out of the home. As the men surround the animal, they hold it down and keep it calm. The second video shows several people from the area watching the rescue operation. Many curious onlookers surround the house while some stand on their terrace to watch.

Take a look at the post here:

This post was shared on January 21. Since being uploaded, it has been viewed 20,000 times and has received more than 200 likes.

This isn't the first time that humans and animals have come in close contact with wildlife. Earlier, a video of Maharashtra's forest department controlling the crowd as tigers crossed the road at Tadoba National Park went viral. The video shows several people and vehicles halted by police so that tigers can cross the roadway. As a tiger and a cub cross the road, people are waiting on both sides. Watch the full video of the Maharashtra forest department stopping the traffic for the tigers here.