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Indore, Madhya Pradesh:
A jackal strayed near the runway of Devi Ahilyabai Airport in Indore today and was captured, a forest official said.
"Eight cages have been set near the runway to trap the jackals and in one of them a jackal was seen trapped today," divisional forest officer A K Joshi told PTI.
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The cages have been installed specially to trap the canine and some 15-20 jackals have been spotted in the area around the airport, he said.
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An airport official said that there were at least two occasions when a jackal suddenly turned up on the runway following which, authorities approached the forest officials and obtained the cages.
"Eight cages have been set near the runway to trap the jackals and in one of them a jackal was seen trapped today," divisional forest officer A K Joshi told PTI.
(Read: Spicejet Plane Crashes Into Buffalo at Surat Airport, Two Inquiries Ordered)
The cages have been installed specially to trap the canine and some 15-20 jackals have been spotted in the area around the airport, he said.
(Read: I Was on the Plane That Hit a Buffalo)
An airport official said that there were at least two occasions when a jackal suddenly turned up on the runway following which, authorities approached the forest officials and obtained the cages.
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