30 pigeons, three peacocks found dead

Vadodara: As many as

30 pigeons

were found dead in Karjan taluka while three peacocks died a private township in the city on Sunday.

The sprawling township located on the northern end of the city is home to several peacocks and other bird species.

“There were no injury marks on the peacocks that were found dead in different locations in the township. We will send their samples to a veterinary doctor on Monday for post-mortem following which we will be able to confirm if they died of bird flu,” said Nidhi Dave, range forest officer (RFO), Vadodara. A village in Karjan taluka too witnessed the death of over 30 pigeons on Sunday morning. “We got a call from Kiya village that several pigeons were lying dead in the fields. Our teams reached there and collected the bodies that will now be sent for the post-mortem,” said Jayesh Rathod, range forest officer, Karjan.

Two days ago, about 30 crows were found dead in Vasantpur village of Savli taluka. Locals had said that the crows started falling down from the trees and died instantly. The forest officials reached the spot and began investigations into the deaths. Locals panicked due to the bird flu that is causing death of birds across the state.