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TNN, Jan 29, 2011, 12.10am IST
BHUBANESWAR: A spotted deer that strayed into the city died a few minutes after forest officials rescued and released it into the wild here on Friday.
Forest and wildlife department officers used a net to trap the male spotted deer, which had entered the Water Recourse Station premises near Rail Vihar in Chandrasekharpur.
"The animal could not be tranquilized and was captured with a net," said range officer (wildlife) P B Nanda. "The deer was already in a state of shock after stray dogs chased it. We relocated it into Chandaka wildlife sanctuary but it died after a few minutes," he added.
The post mortem report revealed that the animal died due to severe internal bleeding and injuries on its ribs and lungs. "Three rib bones were fractured penetrating the lungs, causing severe thoracic bleeding leading to death. The animal was very scared after being chased by people and stray dogs," said head, veterinary pathology department, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, S K Panda.
Official sources said the deer might have come from Bharatpur reserve forest area, which is part of Chandaka wildlife sanctuary, adjoining the city limits. "This is not an isolated incident of deer entering human habitation. A few days ago, we rescued two spotted deer from villages near the sanctuary area," Nanda said.
The forest department has decided to launch a massive awareness campaign in the wake of repeated incidents of wild animals entering human habitats and getting killed or injured. "Since the sanctuary is close to the city we want to create awareness among the public about proper handling of wild animals. Such programmes were earlier conducted inside the sanctuary area. Now, we want to sensitize city people," said city divisional forest officer Jayanta Dash.
On January 13, some people in Gandarpur on the city outskirts beat a leopard to death after it had strayed close to their village.
source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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