Updated On: 27 December, 2023 12:30 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
An adult golden jackal was found dead on the Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning. A PTI report quoted a representative from a wildlife welfare group saying that it is suspected that the jackal was hit by a vehicle.

Golden jackals are protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. File Photo/Kunal Chaudhari
An adult golden jackal was found dead on the Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning. A PTI report quoted a representative from a wildlife welfare group saying that it is suspected that the jackal was hit by a vehicle.
Upon receiving information, a rescue squad was dispatched to the Kanjurmarg area, the PTI report added.