Wildlife Dept Thwarts Crane Smuggling Attempt

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Peshawar: The Department of Climate Change, Forests, Environment, and Wildlife Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has successfully intercepted an attempt to smuggle 78 cranes from Balochistan.

According to a department spokesperson, wildlife officials seized the cranes at the Sikandar Check Post in South Waziristan and have initiated legal proceedings.

The individual suspected of transporting the cranes in a vehicle has been apprehended. The seized cranes are scheduled to be transferred to the Dera Ismail Khan Zoo.