Runaway South Korea zoo wolf spotted but capture attempt failed, tracking efforts resumed
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Neukgu – the male wolf who escaped from a zoo enclosure in Daejeon, South Korea, on April 8 – got out through a hole he dug under a fence.
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SEOUL – A wolf that escaped from a zoo enclosure in Daejeon, South Korea, nearly a week ago has been spotted, but an initial capture attempt failed after the animal fled, officials said on April 14.
According to the Daejeon Fire Headquarters, rescue teams, with the police and the animal authorities, mounted a joint effort early on the morning of April 14 to capture the wolf alive using tranquiliser guns and other equipment. The operation, carried out at close range, was unsuccessful.
The authorities, however, re-acquired the animal’s location and resumed tracking efforts.
About 60 police officers have been deployed to the area, while six drones, including military thermal imaging drones, are being used to monitor the wolf’s movements in real time.
A report was received at about 10.43pm (9.43pm Singapore time) on April 13 that the wolf had been seen in a wooded area in Musu-dong near O-World, the zoo from which it escaped on April 8.
Search officials later confirmed the animal was Neukgu, a male wolf born in January 2024 who got out through a hole he dug under a fence. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
