In what is being claimed to be a rare surgery performed on a wild animal in Mumbai, the doctors of Thane SPCA successfully conducted a bone plating operation on a jackal's front leg. The animal was rescued from the eastern express highway (EEH) near Vikhroli by the NGO RAWW and the forest department last week after it was spotted limping. After it was rescued, its front limb was found to be broken.

Speaking to mid-day, President of NGO RAWW and Honorary Wildlife Warden of Thane Pawan Sharma said, "The sub-adult female jackal was spotted by locals on the service road of EEH, who informed the forest department and our helpline. The animal that was hiding in the bushes was safely rescued."