LAHORE, Jan 25: Punjab Wildlife Department officials on Thursday caught another swamp deer from the border area between Burki and Harbanspura. With the latest addition, the number of swamp deer caught from the border area has reached six.

Sources said the deer was crossing into Pakistan’s territory when district wildlife officer Javed and inspector Shahzad shot him with a dart. The newly caught deer is male and one year old, they said.

A senior wildlife official said one swamp deer cost around Rs2 million in international market and now the department had swamp deer worth Rs12 million.

He said that the department had advertised a month ago that it wanted to buy swamp deer.

He said that the department would hold a ceremony soon to honour those wildlife officials who caught these deer from different border areas. —Staff Reporter