Flight Of Freedom: DC Returns Seized Falcon To Natural Habitat

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DI Khan: Deputy Commissioner Mansoor Arshad has freed a precious bird Falcon that was seized during a wildlife department operation in Dera Ismail Khan

Under the supervision of Divisional Forest Office (DFO) Wildlife Ishaq Ahmad Sajeel and Range Officer Malik Muhammad Saqib, a team of the wildlife department thwarted an attempt to smuggle valuable birds here at Dera-Bhakkar Bridge.

According to the district administration, the team recovered a precious falcon that was being smuggled to Dera Ismail Khan from Punjab.

Later, the precious bird was released in the wildlife park under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Dera Mansoor Arshad.

Bird smuggling is not a forgivable crime and nobody could be exempted in this regard, said Ishaq Ahmad, adding that the wildlife department is always ready to stop the smuggling of precious birds.