New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- A day after four jackals escaped their holding enclosure at the National Zoological Park, the administration confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating one jackal had been recovered while efforts continued to trace the remaining animals. The escape occurred on Saturday between 10 and 11 am through an opening in the fencing at the rear of the enclosure. Confirming the incident in a Sunday statement, the zoo said three to four jackals were first seen on the morning of November 22 in a bushy, forested area near the off-display jackal holding enclosure close to Azimganj Sarai in Beat No. 10. "Trap cages were placed, and staff were deployed to safely guide the animals back to the holding area," the administration said, adding that one jackal was guided back on Sunday morning. Teams equipped with tranquilisers and monitoring CCTV cameras continued combing operations inside the zoo and in the neighbouring Sunder Nagar locality. This was due to the possibility that a golden jackal might have crossed outside the boundary. "Though the jackals escaped within the zoo premises in the forest patch behind the enclosure, a team was active in the Sunder Nagar residential area, searching in case a jackal managed to escape outside," a zoo official said. The administration noted that the number of jackals currently in the holding area matches the official inventory, suggesting that only "two to three" animals remain free. The joint director of NZP has been asked to submit a report, added officials....