Nagaur, February 17: At least 85 peacocks were found dead while some others were found injured in Degana area of Nagaur district on Monday, a forest official said. Speaking to ANI, Banshilal Chail, a resident said, "We came to know about the incident around 9 am and called the local veterinarian who saved six peacocks.

"Banshilal alleged that the forest department official reached the spot after two hours of informing about the incident. Meanwhile, a forest department official, Chhoturam, said that he got the call at 12 pm and he immediately rushed to the spot and took some birds to hospital. Rajasthan: 4 Peacocks Found Dead on Government Land in Bhilwara.

"I got the call at 12 pm and rushed to the spot immediately. After reaching, I saw that many birds were dead and some were injured. I took injured birds to the hospital," he said. Further investigation will be done after the post-mortem report of the dead birds.

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