Rajasthan: 10 Peacocks Found Dead In Jaipur’s Amer Village, Poisoning Suspected

Jaipur: As many as 10 peacocks were found dead in Labana village of Amer near the capital city of Jaipur on Thursday. The villagers have suspected poisoning behind the killings of national bird.

Forester Yogesh Sharma said that ten peacocks were found dead in a lemon farm in the Labana village. A medical board has been formed for the post-mortem of the dead peacocks. The case will be investigated thoroughly.

There are more than 400 peacocks in the area and according to villagers, such incidents have happened here earlier as well. About 12 peacocks were found dead here last year but no preventive measures