Environmentally-conscious encounters are a relatively new addition to Lioden. In August's Big Update in 2019, the site admins announced that they had come up with the idea after cleaning up trash within their own neighbourhoods, thus bringing knowledge and awareness to our ecosystem and environments to our lions in Africa.

Year-Round  

These environmental encounters are found year-round and are not tied to specific events.

Humans! You instinctively freeze, but after a few moments, you notice these humans aren't harmful. They aren't carrying any weapons and don't appear to be a threat. It looks as though they're cleaning up trash left in the vicinity by others.
Action	Result	Reward
Observe	You sit down and observe the humans calmly, throwing in exaggerated stretches when you notice they're taking pictures of you. You like them. They're nice! Maybe you'll follow their example and clean up your den later?	+1% Impression

You find a thick layer of human junk scattered across your territory.
Action	Result	Reward
Rummage	You dig in the junk and eventually find something you can take home!	+1 Item from the Elephant Dung Drops list The Elephant Calf Carcass drop has been replaced with possibly receiving a Broken Drone.

You find some goats eating human garbage. They don't seem to mind it.
Action	Result	Reward
Charge	You rush towards the goats, eager for more prey. One poor goat wasn't able to run fast enough and got tangled up within the trash. You managed to kill them. Thanks, dirty humans!	+1 Goat Carcass -2 Karma
Praise	Watching the goats devour literally everything in their path is… quite mesmerising. You thank the goats for cleaning up. It was so fascinating to watch that you accidentally took a longer rest than expected!	+10% Energy +2 Karma

You hear elephant activity nearby and decide to check it out. A young female elephant is digging in a human landfill, curious to find any unusual treats or toys. A lot of this rotting food is probably not suitable for the consumption of lions and elephants alike.
Action	Result	Reward
Dig	You ultimately decide it's worth the risk and begin to search for some rotten, but edible, food. Not a good example, buddy!	+1 Half Eaten Elephant Carcass -2 Karma
		+1 Half Eaten Rhino Carcass -2 Karma
Educate	You approach the elephant and try to explain that this junk is very toxic. Just because it may be easily accessible, that doesn't mean it should be used. The diseases created and spread by humans are very hard to fight with the natural resources animals have. The elephant agrees and tosses you a gift of gratitude, straight from a nearby tree.	+5 Karma +1 Leopard's Meal
		+5 Karma +1 Styx Mane
Attack	Initiates a fight with a Female Elephant.	Acts as a regular battle, so you can gain SB, Experience, and Impression if battle is won.

You stop in your tracks, blocked by a hill of garbage. It smells synthetic, like human cars, metal, plastic, wires… all kinds of junk.
Action	Result	Reward
Dig	Within this junk, you find something neat!	+1 Broken Camera OR +1 Broken Drone OR +1 Coal OR +1 Helicopter's Tail Rotor OR +1 Rugged Tire OR +1 UAV - Search and Rescue
Mark Scent	You mark this area so that other animals will avoid it. It's important that this toxic waste doesn't creep into your den, nor your prey.	+(30xLVL) Experience

Storks and other birds choose to find their food in a landfill, rather than make the effort to hunt among the tall grass.
Action	Result	Reward
Pounce	You pounce at the storks, catching one that couldn't escape from a plastic tarp. The meat was disgusting, but… the feathers are okay.	+1 Stork Feather
		+1 Instant Cub Delivery
Rummage	Hmm. You find something neat!	+1 Broken Camera OR +1 Broken Drone OR +1 Coal OR +1 Helicopter's Tail Rotor OR +1 Rugged Tire OR +1 UAV - Search and Rescue
NOTE: This is a day-only encounter. You will only come across it when it is day time on Lioden.

The sound of struggling prey catches your attention. This poor gazelle is caught up in a wire - possibly some trash left by humans a long, long time ago.
Action	Result	Reward
Rescue	You grab a nearby kudu horn and use it to free the frightened gazelle. It's very impressed that you chose to spare it! It doesn't leave without giving you some shiny beetles in return for your kindness.	+10 Silver Beetles +1 Kudu Horn +1% Impression +5 Karma
End its misery	You kill the animal swiftly. It's not every day that you don't have to exhaust your huntresses to get a meal.	+1 Dama Gazelle Carcass -10% Hunger +1% Impression -5 Karma

Disgusting. Some nasty humans left their trash in your territory.
Action	Result	Reward
Rummage	There must be something useful in here for a resourceful king such as yourself!	+1 Item from the Elephant Dung Drops list
Clean up	You bury what you can to avoid the smell. It looks nicer, too.	+2 Karma +1% Impression -2% Energy

This area is impassable. The trash pile that the inconsiderate humans left to rot is simply too big and too dangerous to walk through!
Action	Result	Reward
Rummage	Oh wait, what's this? This looks like fun! It feels amazing against your fangs as you bite down on it. Your pride will love this!	+1 Rugged Tire
Go around	You wander around the mountain of trash, the foul smell causing you to sneeze furiously. You notice vultures circling above. Following them leads you to a hidden nest!	+1 Vulture Egg

Oh, no! This White Stork has swallowed a long piece of plastic and seems to be choking!
Action	Result	Reward
Wait	You wait for death to reap the string of life from this poor animal. It's not your fault, really - the filthy humans are the ones that caused this. But… that doesn't mean you can't use this to your own advantage.	+1 Medium Meat Chunk -4 Karma
Save it	You approach the stork gently, doing your best to avoid scaring them any further. You pull lightly on the plastic. Thankfully, it slips out easily from the bird's throat. Examining the piece of plastic afterwards, you're truly shocked at how long it was - it must have went in pretty far down! The bird shakes and flies off, leaving you with some tokens of gratitude.	+2 Stork Feather +4 Karma

A dense, dark fog rolls high above the ground. This is very unlike your typical damp morning mist. At first, you thought it meant there's a nearby fire, but… no. It smells like humans, like their dens and their cars. The air makes you feel like something is squeezing your lungs, and you just cannot get a breath deep enough to make you feel normal. Your throat is itching horribly. You hack and cough, trying to find a gust of fresh wind that would lead you away from here.
NOTE: This encounter does not require you to do any actions, or press any buttons.

Event-Specific  

These environmental encounters are found only during the August event.

Humans are burning their waste! Why here?! The fire is spreading to the grassland!
Action	Result	Reward
Back off!	Initiates a fight with a Flaming Lion.	+2 Carrion Beetles if battle is won.

It looks like some humans are burning down a forest to make space for farmlands.
Action	Result	Reward
Observe	You sit down and observe them from a distance as the flames swallow the woodland you enjoyed using for shade. Before you walk away, you let out a roar of despair, which echoes off in the distance. At least you managed to find some cattle bones at the edge of the burning lands.	+4 Dry Bones +1% Impression

Lured by the sound of water, you travel down a slope to find a river. Eventually you find it, but… It's so polluted that you just cannot find a clear spot to drink from. You walk along the shore, getting frustrated as never-ending lines of trash litter the banks, essentially sentencing all animals to death. It's better to go somewhere else.
+5% Energy
NOTE: This encounter does not require you to do any actions, or press any buttons.

You remember that there used to be a forest here, but it's since been cut down by humans. The land is now dry and a dune appears to be overtaking the waterhole. You take a sip from what's left.
+50% Thirst
NOTE: This encounter does not require you to do any actions, or press any buttons.

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