Neukgu, the wolf that escaped from a zoo in Dejoen on April 8, is captured Friday. (Daejeon Metropolitan City)
Neukgu, the wolf that escaped from a zoo in Dejoen on April 8, is captured Friday. (Daejeon Metropolitan City)

A wolf that escaped from a zoo enclosure in Daejeon on April 8 was captured Friday.

According to the Daejeon Metropolitan City government, search authorities captured the wolf at 12:44 a.m. near an expressway in Daejeon and returned it to O-World Zoo.

City officials said authorities approached the animal with a tranquilizer gun, fired it, and successfully captured the wolf alive.

The wolf is reportedly under anesthesia, with its pulse and body temperature within normal ranges.


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