Two jackals recaptured as search continues at Delhi zoo

Two of the jackals that escaped from their enclosure at the National Zoological Park on Saturday have been brought back to their holding area, zoo authorities said on Monday, while the search for the remaining one or two animals is still ongoing.

In an updated statement, the zoo said the two jackals were back to the holding area and that an extensive search operation was continuing through staff patrols and CCTV monitoring.

Officials said trap cages and special squads had been deployed to locate the remaining jackals, which may be free-ranging outside the enclosure but still within the zoo’s forested zones. The zoo added there had been no sign or spotting of the animals in any visitor area, and visitor movement remained unaffected. The staff continued to sweep the outer zones of the jackal enclosure and adjoining bushy patches, where the animals were last sighted, officials said. The update comes a day after officials confirmed that three to four golden jackals had slipped out of their off-display holding area near the dense belt behind Azimganj Sarai.