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Thar peacocks: 30 more die, toll rises to 120
KARACHI: There seems no end to peacocks dying in the Thar Desert, as 30 more struck by the epidemic disease called ‘Ranikhet’ perished, taking the toll to 120 during last 22 days, Geo News reported.Denying media reports of such large number of peacocks falling prey to ‘Ranikhet’, Wildlife department officials said that only 9 peacocks have died so far. They said that four teams constituted on the directive of provincial minister wildlife accompanied by one doctor only currently dispensing medicines to the suffering peacocks, which has by now spread over to 40 villages of the district Tharparkar and this was confirmed by minister wildlife himself, yet the officials underrated the onslaught of this viral disease taking heavy toll.
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