(BSS) - The Coast Guard has rescued an injured spotted deer from a poacher`s trap in the Sundarbans and released it after providing first aid.

A team from Coast Guard Station Herbaria rescued the deer at around 1pm on Monday from an area near Sundartala canal of the Pashur River under Mongla upazila of Bagerhat.

Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan said the team launched the operation after receiving confidential information that poachers had set traps to catch deer in the area.

The team found the deer trapped in a leaf-covered snare and rescued it alive.

After providing first aid, the Coast Guard released the deer in the Suryajmukhi area of the Sundarbans at around 3pm in the presence of members of the Forest Department`s Nandawala Forest Office, he said.

Sujan said the Coast Guard would continue such operations to protect the Sundarbans` biodiversity and wildlife and prevent illegal hunting.