Seven rare deer dead at Bahwalpur Zoo

Seven rare deer were reported dead in the Bahawalpur zoo on Saturday.

It is suspected that the animals died after eating poisonous fodder. At least 12 of other deer at the zoo are in critical condition.

Sources said that the deer killed at the Bahawalpur zoo were of a rare breed.

The zoo management says that dozens of deer suddenly started falling ill. Seven of them died within a short period after falling ill while 22 were rescued and treated, the zoo management said. “12 are still in critical condition.”

According to the zoo deputy director, immediate treatment was provided to the animal but he could not survive. He had said that the giraffe had died due to excessive saliva and diarrhea.

With another death, only two giraffes remain at the zoo, out of the six.

Back in June, a three-year-old giraffe had died at the Peshawar Zoo in mysterious circumstances. Earlier, a giraffe had died on April 17 while a zebra also died in the facility.