As many as 40 hawks and a rare breed owl were recovered in Jamshoro during a joint operation of Rangers and the forest ministry personnel on Wednesday.
According to details, on information, a joint raid of Rangers and the forest ministry was conducted during which at least 40 hawks and one rare owl were confiscated from a bus en route to Karachi from Larkana. The security personnel stated that the recovered birds were being smuggled abroad.
Rangers officers further claimed to have apprehended a suspect identified as Ashiq Sial who was shifted to police station for further investigation. Separately, a rare Himalayan bear was also rescued by the wildlife department after falling down from a 12000-foot high mountain in Muzaffarabad. According to sources, the bear was three years old and such kinds of animals are only around 100 in Azad Kashmir.
The wildlife department handed over the rescued animal to the zoo authorities for proper care and protection while the authorities have also been directed to launch a campaign for the awareness of people regarding wild animals for their security.
