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Monday Jan 22 2018
Hanif Zai
More than 50 peacocks ?mysteriously? die in Thar
THARPARKAR: More than 50 peacocks have died in a fresh outbreak of a mysterious disease in three villages of Thar in the last four days.
Previously, peacocks have died due to ?ranikhet? or other diseases which occur in the summer.
However, the circumstances behind the outbreak of the new disease remain mysterious.
Locals shared that the infected peacocks had swollen eyes and water dripping from their mouths. The peacocks with these symptoms would fall unconscious and then pass away, they explained.
Responding to this, Sindh forest and wildlife officials said that they have dispatched a team to the affected villages. The officials also remarked that the eyewitness testimonies of the residents aren?t very reliable...
Monday Jan 22 2018
Hanif Zai
More than 50 peacocks ?mysteriously? die in Thar
THARPARKAR: More than 50 peacocks have died in a fresh outbreak of a mysterious disease in three villages of Thar in the last four days.
Previously, peacocks have died due to ?ranikhet? or other diseases which occur in the summer.
However, the circumstances behind the outbreak of the new disease remain mysterious.
Locals shared that the infected peacocks had swollen eyes and water dripping from their mouths. The peacocks with these symptoms would fall unconscious and then pass away, they explained.
Responding to this, Sindh forest and wildlife officials said that they have dispatched a team to the affected villages. The officials also remarked that the eyewitness testimonies of the residents aren?t very reliable...