In what can be termed surprising, Thane-based NGO WWA has rescued a jackal pup from Thane City on Friday evening. The seven-eight month-old pup was rescued from Naupada. WWA recieved a call from a resident of Naupada, who told them that a small dog-like animal had taken refuge under the bench in her society. It turned out to be a jackal pup. 

Rohit Mohite, Honorary Wildlife Warden of Thane, said, “The pup has been safely rescued in the presence of Thane forest department officials and will be soon released in its natural habitat. Thane city has lots of green zones, like railway car sheds which are next to mangroves, and this jackal might have come from the nearby mangrove forest.” There are huge mangrove forest patches in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including a portion of the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary, Bhandup pumping station, Charkop, Versova, Vasai, Bhayander and Ghodbunder Road.