MITHI: At least 445 peacocks have succumbed to the outbreak of Ranikhet disease in Mithi region of Tharparkar in Sindh, reported media.
The sudden spike in deaths of the birds has sparked fear and concern among natives and local experts. Responding to the outbreak Sindh Forest and Wildlife officials have sent a team of officials for the inspection.
The locals told media that the birds have died in Sajai, Chaho Sothar and Kharwaro villages of Deeplo Tehsil and its surrounding areas.
The locals have blamed Wildlife Department for its inaction despite the epidemic viral disease Ranikhet is taking lives of the unprotected peacocks.
Earlier this year in January, as many as 50 peacocks died after an outbreak of a mysterious disease in three villages of Thar.
Since five years, the death rate of the desert region’s peacocks continues to rise due to the spread of such diseases mostly in the summer. In 2015 alone, almost 200 peacocks reportedly died in the Thar area due to similar reasons.