Golden Jackal:
The Golden Jackal Ambassadors’ scheme is to be launched by Tenkasi District Forest Division of Tamil Nadu for conserving the rapidly dwindling Golden Jackals.
- It is also known as the common jackal or reed wolf is a medium-sized wolf-like canid.
- It is strictly nocturnal in areas inhabited by humans, but may be partly diurnal elsewhere.
- It digs caverns for shelter, or use crevices in rocks, or caverns that were dug by other animals.
- These animals are abundant in valleys and along rivers and their tributaries, canals, lakes, and seashores, but are rare in foothills and low mountains.
- They are quite widespread across India. Right from the Himalayan foothills, down to the Western Ghats, the Golden Jackal has a wide distribution.
- They are These opportunistic foragers have a rather diverse diet.
- Conservation Status
- IUCN: Least Concern
- CITES: Appendix III\
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I
