UMERKOT: As an intense summer season began, it brought along a deadly disease, spreading fast among the beautiful peacocks of the Thar region.

Within two days, four peacocks have died in the village of Dedh Vero in Tharparkar, while several more were found to be sick.

According to locals and experts, the peacocks are suffering from ‘Ranikhet disease’ – the symptoms being; swelling of the neck and secretion of water from the mouth, while it stops eating and drinking, and dies within three days.

It should be noted that during the last two years, over 200 peacocks have lost their lives during each summer, however, no steps have been taken by officials to take care of the situation.

A number of other factors could also be responsible for weakening the immune system of the peacocks leading to their deaths: Environmental and weather pattern changes, and shortage of food and water being some of them.