The golden jackal, which originated in India, is spreading across Europe and making the news; understand | Globo Reporter

The Globo Reporter reported on Friday (25) that golden jackals grow and breed all over the world. Animals of this type were originally found in India In places that have not been seen before, and are even on the agenda of news bulletins Germany that it Italy.

Researcher Christian Remus is working to determine how fast jackals are spreading: “In the past two decades, the number of jackals has increased a lot.”

The reason for the progression of species in Europe? The wolf, its biggest competitor, is heavily hunted. With this, the jackal moves to the place where the wolves live. Benefiting from the lack of competition for food and land.

It records numbers of jackals in the Danube Delta in Romania. To locate animals, he reproduces the howling of golden jackals on the banks. This species can hear from a distance of five kilometers, and it goes extinct in response. Christian records the location of every howl he hears.

The jackal usually approaches to investigate the howl emitted by the loudspeaker. It uses a thermal camera to track approaching animals.

Research indicates that in just over five years, The number of jackals in Romania multiplied. The species does so well that it ventures into western and eastern Europe.

The animals were seen, for the first time, as far north as the Arctic Circle in Norway.

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