Punjab Wildlife Department Apprehends 20 Individuals for Illegal Hunti

Punjab Wildlife Department Apprehends 20 Individuals for Illegal Hunting

Punjab wildlife authorities arrested 20 suspects and seized animals, birds, and hunting gear during a series of province-wide enforcement operations.

NationPulse Desk

Oct 19, 2026 · 1:12 PM 1 min read

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The Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department arrested 20 people for illegal hunting and possession of wildlife.

Officials recovered a monkey and 16 wild birds while confiscating trapping equipment and nets.

Eleven offenders paid a combined total of Rs. 530,000 in fines, and FIRs were filed against nine others.

Operations took place in Lahore, Kasur, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Multan, Chakwal, Jhelum, Pakpattan, and Okara.

Officers from the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department detained 20 individuals in recent sweeps focused on the unauthorized hunting and keeping of wild boars, hares, quails, doves, and falcons.

Authorities seized trapping gear and nets alongside 16 wild birds and a single monkey. Eleven violators received fines totaling Rs. 530,000, while police filed First Information Reports against nine additional suspects.

Wildlife personnel in Lahore retrieved a monkey suspected of unlawful captivity at a Faisal Town address. Workers moved the creature to Jallo Park and filed a formal case against the individual involved.

A separate raid in Kasur resulted in officers intercepting a hunter capturing wild birds with nets, leading to a Rs. 20,000 penalty.

Following multiple days of monitoring, another raid netted four suspects accused of trapping falcons.

Enforcement personnel confiscated 11 pigeons, three kestrels, and 17 traps, which included dogaza and padam nets. Authorities also took four mobile phones, a motorcycle, and a gas cylinder.

Additional crackdown operations took place in Okara, Pakpattan, Jhelum, Chakwal, Multan, Rawalpindi, and Gujranwala as part of continuous enforcement against wildlife crimes throughout Punjab.

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