While there have been many sightings of jackals at these locations, no proper study has been carried out about them and hence, the Mangrove Foundation has also started a population estimation study of the golden jackal in mangrove forests in and around Mumbai.

In the past, there have been several incidents of human-jackal conflict; there have also been instances where the jackals have been rescued from human settlements close to mangrove forests in Mulund and Vikhroli. The ongoing research might also help gain an understanding of their diet and activity patterns, and the threats they face. Golden jackals are native to the Indian subcontinent and play a very important role in forest ecology. They are omnivorous in nature.

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Unfortunately, golden jackals are frequent victims of hunting, wildlife trafficking, man-animal conflict and highway accidents. This species is protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and has an estimated population of 80,000 in the wild.

80K
The estimated population of the golden jackal in the wild