Stray deer rescued

LAHORE:

A Sambar deer found in the border area of Lahore was rescued and transferred to Wildlife Park Jallo on Monday.

Punjab Wildlife Department staff rescued the female Sambar deer from near the Qila Jeevan Singhwala border area of Lahore. According to Wildlife Inspector Muhammad Usman, he rescued the deer with the help of his team and local police and shifted it to Wildlife Park Jallo.

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According to authorities, it is unclear whether the deer escaped from a wildlife breeding center built on the outskirts of Lahore, or entered Pakistan from India.

It is likely that this Sambar deer may have come from a local breeding center, since the Indian government has erected a border fence.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 6^th 2024.