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 premises of the Agricultural Development Bank before being safely rescued by wildlife authorities. Deputy wildlife director Junaid Alam confirmed that a team was quickly dispatched to recover the animal.
In another incident, a nilgai antelope crossed the border near Ganda Singh Wala area of Kasur and was rescued after being seriously injured by wild dogs.
The animal received medical treatment before being transferred to the Changa Manga wildlife reserve.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Wildlife Department seized 10 crates of smuggled live quails during a routine search of a bus in Taunsa Sharif. Legal action was taken against the offenders.
In another operation, a falcon poacher in Muzaffargarh was caught red-handed. Wildlife officials confiscated his trapping equipment, bait birds and the captured raptor. The poacher was fined Rs. 10,000, and the birds were confiscated.
Additionally, in Sargodha, five illegal hunters were apprehended while targeting migratory ducks along the Chenab River. The department fined them Rs. 100,000 as compensation and resolved the cases.