The body of a pregnant black deer was found near the Forest Department's Rest House in Bhopal's Bishankhedi, villagers said that the deer was hunted by dogs.
The forest department team is investigating. The postmortem of deer done at Van Vihar. The actual cause of death will be known after the postmortem report comes.
Bishankhedi area falls in Ward-26 of the city. In the morning, local resident Sheklal and others saw the deer's body near the Forest Department's Rest House.
He said that this is a black deer. Dogs hunted it in the morning. They kept watch for 2 hours so that the dogs do not take away the body. People also informed DFO Alok Pathak about this. After this, the forest department staff reached the spot.
In this case, DFO Alok Pathak said that as soon as the information was received, the forest department team reached the spot and the body was recovered and sent to Van Vihar. Where the postmortem of the body will be done. Preliminary investigation and talking to the villagers have revealed that the deer died in a dog attack.
The place where the body of the black deer was found, there is a water area around it. Due to this, Rajasthani sheep herders have also stayed there with their sheep. There is a possibility that the sheep herders are also accompanied by dogs, which are more violent than urban dogs. They can also attack the deer. DFO Pathak says that the sheep herders are chasing away.
According to the Forest Department's illegal hunting case report, a total of 114 wild animals have been hunted in different places of the state in MP from January 1, 2024 till now. The poachers have hunted the most 24 leopards, 20 spotted deer, 16 Nilgai and 14 wild boars. Apart from this, 3 black deer have also been hunted. These black deer have been hunted in Sehore, Raisen and Sagar districts.
