New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) A few jackals escaped from their enclosure at Delhi's National Zoological Park on Saturday morning, prompting authorities to launch a search operation in the forested area behind the animal exhibits, according to an official.

Meanwhile, calls and messages to the Administration Department of Delhi zoo went unanswered, and there was no immediate response on the incident.

The breach, reported on the Saturday morning, has once again brought the zoo's preparedness and animal management under scrutiny.

An official privy to the matter said, the jackals slipped out from the rear side of the enclosure, which opens into a dense forest patch forming the zoo's outer boundary.

There was no threat to visitors, who remained unaware of the situation, he added.

He said the esca

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