Madhya Pradesh: 14 peacocks found dead in forest range in Morena

Morena: At least 14 peacocks have been found dead under the Jaura forest range in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, forest officials said on Friday. 

However, the exact reason of these deaths is yet to be ascertained.

These peacocks were found dead in the forest area of Hatupura and Matkora area under Jaura forest range yesterday, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) A A Khan said.

According to Khan, villagers had informed that some carcasses were lying scattered in Hatupura and Matkora areas.

When forest team started searching, 14 of them were found there, he said.

Khan said that viscera of the dead peacocks have been sent to the laboratory at Jabalpur for examination.

"The exact reason behind the deaths would be known after the post-mortem and examination of viscera," he added.