A golden jackal has been spotted in subarctic Russia for the first time—far from the normal home of the species, according to a study. The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a wolf-like species belonging ...

Recent sightings of golden jackals (Canis aureus naria) in Sri Lanka’s capital city underscore the significance of urban wetlands as sanctuaries for wildlife amid rapid urbanization. The jackals in ...

A species that was barely known in Europe now vastly outnumbers wolves there, and is rapidly spreading north and west. By James Gorman On a hill above Trieste, Italy, at the western edge of Slovenia, ...

Attacks by rabid jackals this past September left a man and a child from the same village dead of rabies, and prompted a backlash against the animals. Experts say the jackals were likely infected by a ...

A rabid jackal was beaten to death by villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district after it attacked and injured five persons in two villages under the Nanpara forest range, officials said on ...