GUNSHOT SUSPECTED; WILDLIFE OFFICIALS RULE OUT
POACHING.
In
a third incident in a month in Abohar, a female black buck was found
dead under mysterious circumstances at Rampura village on the
AboharSangria road near the Rajasthan border on Saturday night.
Even as the protected animal was apparently hit
by a gunshot, wildlife officials did not confirm it as a case of
poaching saying post mortem would reveal the exact cause of death.
State Wildlife Board member Sanjeev Godara said
he would urge Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and board chairman to
arrange armed guards and patrolling vehicles to save black bucks and
blue bulls from hunters.
Ferozepur DC Kamal Kishore Yadav said an inquiry
into the death of two black bucks by wildlife officials found that no
hunting took place in the sanctuary and that stray dogs killed the
black bucks. "Stray dogs killed female black buck on Saturday night,"
the DC added.
