Mysuru: An Indian Jackal was killed in a road accident (roadkill) on Tuesday night, near the Amphi Theatre outside the Manasagangothri Campus on the road connecting Bogadi and Hunsur Roads. (Incidentally, this road was proposed to be named Rashtrapati Road, to mark the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate the year-long Centenary Celebrations of University of Mysore on July 27, 2015).
The early morning walkers and passers-by noticed the carcass and many thought it was of a dog. On closer watch by a few wildlife enthusiasts, it was discovered that the carcass was of the Indian Jackal. As the Jackal was lying on the road, a few shifted it to the footpath and then informed the Forest Department. The officials came and took the carcass for post-mortem.
