A hungry sambar deer crossed the India-Pakistan border and wandered into a residential area near Narang Mandi in Lahore, where locals captured it and alerted Punjab Wildlife officials.
The deer entered the Agricultural Development Bank facility before it was safely rescued by wildlife authorities. Deputy Director of Wildlife Junaid Alam confirmed that a team was immediately sent to recover the animal.
In another incident, a nilgai antelope crossed the border near Ganda Singh Wala area in Kasur and was rescued after being seriously injured by wild dogs.
The animal received medical treatment before being transferred to the Changa Manga Wildlife Sanctuary.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Wildlife Department seized 10 boxes of smuggled live quail during a routine search on a bus in Taunsa Sharif. Legal action has been taken against violators.
In another operation, a falcon poacher in Muzaffargarh was caught red-handed. Wildlife officials confiscated their trapping equipment, bait birds and captured raptor. The poacher was fined Rs. 10,000 and the birds were confiscated.
Also, in Sargodha, five poachers were arrested while hunting migratory ducks along the Chenab river. The department imposed a fine of Rs. 100,000 as compensation and resolved the cases.
