MUMBAI: A young male
Golden Jackal was rescued from
Godrej Creekside Colony in Vikhroli by the team members on
Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare on Thursday. The jackal is currently in the custody of forest officials.
"A distress call was reported to our team by the residents and security staff regarding a jackal lying on the ground. A responding team was immediately assigned to visit the site check situation and locate the animal and evaluate the situation. It was further observed that the animal was totally dehydrated, traumatised and in shock and required immediate medical attention," said activist Pawan Sharma of RAWW.
Wasting no time, the Rescue Team headed by Mahesh Ithape and Harshit Savla initiated the rescue operation with other team members Ravi Suryavanshi, Pareen Shah, Akshay Nimbre, Rajesh Mahadik, Nikhil Chandivade and Hasmukh Valanju took the jackal to our Honorary Wildlife Vet Dr Rina Dev in a Wildlife Ambulance.
The jackal had a couple of canine bites, dehydration, shock and trauma for which it was immediately provided with medical treatment.
"All necessary samples of pressure,
ECG,
Blood, Distemper and Rabies etc were carried and we are now awaiting for the results," added Sharma.
After treatment the animal was allowed to settle and rest in the custody and supervision of the Mumbai Range of the Forest Department.
Experts said that Golden Jackals are often seen in the Mangrove habitats of
Eastern Express Highway, however very less is known about them.
"We have sent a proposal to the Mangrove Cell and are awaiting a green signal from them so as to study and explore more about these amazing mammals," said the RAWW activist.
The animal has responded to the initial treatment however its condition is still critical.
